Glands

• smallest living unit in the body that produces hormone

• Endocrine glands make and release hormones directly into your bloodstream

• Also known as “system of checks and balances”

Hypothalamus

• releasing factors

• Oxytocin

• Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - increases water uptake in the kidney

• Regulate body temperature, blood pressure and use of water

• Located at the base of the brain

•  Control muscle contractions of uterus and milk production

Pituitary

(Smallest gland and also called the master gland)

• adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

• Stimulates thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

• Regulates growth of skeletal system

• Stimulates prolactin or milk

Adrenal

• Adrenaline rush ayee

• Released into the bloodstream when a person has a fright

• Aldosterone

• controls “fight or flight”response

• located above the kidney

Thyroid 

• regulates the rate of metabolism 

• secretes thyroxine, which contains iodine and calcitonin which controls calcium level in the bloodstream

• Located at front of pituitary gland

Parathyroid

• four tiny glands connected to the back of the thyroid gland

• regulates the minerals in the body such as calcium and phosphorus in bloodstream

Pancreas

• located beneath the stomach

• controls the level of the sugar in the blood

• stimulates the liver to convert glycogen to glucose

THYMUS, OVARIES AND TESTES

• Located beneath upper chest of heart

• important role in developing some of the body’s defenses against infection

Homeostasis

• Responsible in regulation and maintenance of the internal environment of the body

• Regulates body temperature, fluids, salts, acids, gases, and nutrients that help support human life

Part of a neuron

• DENDRITES are branched cell components that receives stimulus from the other neurons or sensory receptors

• CELL BODY contains a nucleus which will process the stimulus

• AXON transmit stimulus to a gland, muscle, organ, or other neuron