endocrine system
- Created by: frejwhit
- Created on: 05-06-19 17:22
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- Endocrine System
- Endocrine Glands
- Testes
- produce testosterone
- controls puberty and sperm production
- produce testosterone
- Adrenal Glands
- situated above each kidney
- Produce adrenaline
- triggers 'fight or flight' response when an organism is in a difficult situation
- Pancreas
- produces insulin and glucagon
- involved in regulating blood glucose levels
- produces insulin and glucagon
- Pituitary Gland
- "master gland"
- linked to hypothalamus in the brain
- releases hormones in response to changes detected by hypothalamus
- these hormones trigger other glands to release more hormones
- Ovaries
- produce oestrogen
- controls puberty
- main hormone in the regulation of the menstrual cycle
- produce oestrogen
- Thyroid Gland
- in our neck
- releases thyroxine
- regulates metabolism, heart rate and temperature
- Testes
- Nervous vs Endocrine System
- Endocrine
- triggers slower response
- uses chemical messengers that are carried by blood
- response can be long lasting
- can act on large ares of the body
- CNS
- triggers rapid response
- uses electrical signals that are carried by neurones
- response is very short
- acts on precise part of the body
- Endocrine
- Endocrine Glands
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