The functions of the endocrine system are: 1. communication 2. integration 3. control The endocrine system regulates the body by maintaining homeostasis Homeostasis: a balanced internal environment The endocrine system is composed of glands that produce hormones Hormones are chemicals in the blood that...
What are the major glands that make up the human endocrine system? What is hypothalamus? And how about its main functions?,Read paragraph 7-10.,Please shortly introduce the pituitary gland. What are the two parts of the tiny pituitary gl 8、and? What hormones can the anterior lobe produce...
Parts Hormones Functions pineal melatonin Circadian rhythm thymus thymosin Development of immune system stomach gastrin Digestion of food placenta chorionic gonadotropin Ovary to maintain the uterine lining small intestine secretin cholecystokinin Pancreas to produce bicarbonate Gallbladder to contract heart (...
the_endocrine_system THEENDOCRINESYSTEM ItsPartsandFunctions Gland&HormoneChart Gland Hormone Destination Action 1.Hypothalamus 2.Pituitary PosteriorAnterior Oxytocin Skip3-4lines 3.Thyroid 4.Parathyroid 5.Adrenal MedullaCortex 6.Gonads TestesOvaries 7.Pineal 8.Thymus9.Pancreas InsulinGlucagon •TheNERVOUS...
Male Reproductive System Scrotum – Contains testes; allows for _lower temperature needed for sperm production Testes – Site of _gamete_ production. Specialized _diploid (2n) cells undergo _meiosis_ to produce _haploid (n) sperm cells. Meiosis begins at _puberty and continues until _death Each...
The endocrine system consists of the following glands: the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, the adrenal glands, the thymus gland, the pancreas, testes in the male, and ovaries in the female. The endocrine glands as a whole affect the functions of the entire body. Some...
hormones(甲状腺激素)–Regulatingmetabolism（调节代谢）Disordersofthyroidgland–Hyperthyroidism甲亢–Hypothyroidism甲减–Cretinism呆小症 AdrenalGland Adrenalgland肾上腺–sittingatop顶上thekidneys–Secretingcatecholamines儿茶酚胺,mineralocorticoids盐皮质激素,glucocorticoids糖皮质激素andsexhormones ParathyroidHormone（PTH）•...