the endocrine system!

Endocrine system

Controls body functions and helps maintain homeostasis using hormones

Hormone

A chemical message made in one cell or tissue that causes a change in another cell or tissue in a different part of the body; produced by endocrine glands or tissues

Gland

A group of cells that make special chemicals for your body

Hormones travel through the ______.

Bloodstream

Pituitary gland

Secretes hormones that affect other glands; stimulates growth and sexual development.

Hypothalamus

A gland in the brain that controls the release of hormones from the pituitary gland.

Pineal gland

A gland in the brain that produces hormones essential in the control of sleep, aging, reproduction, and body temperature.

Thyroid

A gland that controls your metabolism

Parathyroid

controls calcium levels in the blood

Ovaries or testes

Glands that control reproduction

Pancreas

Regulates blood sugar levels

Adrenal glands

Control the body’s fight-or-flight response in dangerous situations

Negative feedback

The effects of a hormone in the body cause the release of that hormone to go down

Positive feedback

The effects of a hormone stimulate the release of more of that hormone

Type 1 diabetes

When a person’s pancreas does not make enough insulin which causes imbalances in the blood sugar

Parkinson’s disease

The cells that control movement are damaged

Multiple sclerosis

Spinal co