Digestive and Endocrine System

What is the pituitary gland?

• the master gland
• helps you go to sleep
• influence metabolic rate
• decrease blood calcium

Function of pituitary gland:

• controls all other glands

• senses the hormone levels in the blood

• increase bone calcium levels

• decrease blood calcium

Pineal gland – 

• produces a hormone (melatonin) that helps you go to sleep
• produces a hormone that stimulates the immune response in children
• hormone that increases blood
• decreases bone calcium levels

What is the thymus gland?

• decrease blood calcium
• increase bone calcium levels
• produces a hormone that increases blood
• stimulates the immune response in children

Function of adrenal glands:

• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)

• control female characteristics and menstrual cycle

• control male characteristics and sperm production

• helps prepare the body for stress; releases the hormone adrenaline in the body.

Function of pancreas:

• control blood pressure

• produces the hormone insulin that helps control blood sugar level

• control female characteristics

• control sperm production

What is the function of ovaries?

• control female characteristics and menstrual cycle
• control male characteristics
• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
• control blood pressure

What are the testes?

• control menstrual cycle
• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
• control blood pressure
• control male characteristics

Endocrine glands secrete _

• Hormones

• Neurotransmitters

• Chemical Substances

• Saliva

What is the main function of the endocrine system?

• It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis.