Endocrine System

The nervous system is made up of?

neurons

Neurons have gaps that are called

Synapse

____ are connected to a cell body

Dendrites

Synapse gives us control over ____ we send out

Chemicals

The analogy of social media app ___ can be used for the Nervous System

GMAIL

The analogy of social media app ____ can be used for the Endocrine System

FaceBook

____ sends out messages called ____ that may or may not target ____

gland, hormone, cells

Some hormones target only specific cells such as

folicular hormone targeting only ovaries and testes

Some hormones target all cells such as

Growth hormone effecting all cells in the body

What are water soluble hormones?

Epinephrine and Adrenaline

What are lipid soluble hormones?

Testosterone

What do water soluble hormones do?

dock with protein on cell, signal transduction pathways to transcribe genes or proteins

What do lipid soluble proteins do?

move into lipid bilayer

What are the hormones released/secreted, function, and general location of the Pineal gland?

Melatonin, “internal clock”, deep in center of brain

What are the hormones released/secreted, function, and general location of the Anterior Pituitary gland?

Growth hormones, cell growth, in front of posterior

What are the hormones released/secreted, function, and general location of the Posterior Pituitary gland?

Antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin, water balance, behind the anterior

What are the hormones released/secreted, function, and general location of the Thyroid gland?

T3, T4, secretes calcitonin, metabolism, lower neck

What are the hormones released/secreted, function, and general location of the Parathyroid gland?

Parathyroid Hormone, raise blood calcium

What are the hormones released/secreted, function, and general location of the Pancreas gland?

Insulin to lower/Glucagon to raise blood sugar, stomach

What are the hormones released/secreted, function, and general location of the Adrenal Cortex gland?

glucocorticoids, kindey outside, anti-inflammatory

What are the hormones released/secreted, function, and general location of the Adrenal Medulla gland?

Epinephrine, inside of cortex, “fight or flight”

Ovaries and Testes

Estrogen, Testosterone, in between thighs, sex characteristics