Endocrine system

System that regulates hormones

• Endocrine system

• Respiratory system

• Muscular system

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Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This gland is known as the master gland. It controls all of the other glands in the endocrine system. It is responsible for growth.

• ovaries

• testes

• Pituitary

• Thyroid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This gland, located in your neck helps make energy from food (metabolism). Also responsible for bone growth, brain and nervous system development.

• Hypothalamus

• Pineal

• Thyroid

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Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This gland, found in the brain, makes melatonin that helps regulate sleep. Also metablism and sexual development.

• Pancreas

• Ovaries

• Pituitary

• Pineal

Controls the calcium in the body

• thymus

• Pancreas

• parathyoid

• thyroid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Helps with immune development (T-cells_

• Thymus

• ovaries

• testes

• adrenal

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Makes a hormone that helps in times of stress...increases heart rate. Sits on top of the kidneys like a crown.

• adrenal

• Pancrease

• pituitary

• hypothalamus

Biggest organ of the endocrine system. Produces insulin. Balances blood sugar.

• Pituitary

• Thyroid

• Pineal

• Pancreas

These glands produce estrogen, responsible for making a girl into a woman.

• Ovaries

• Testes

• Hypothalamus

• Pineal

This gland produces testosterone, which makes boys into men.

• Testes

• Ovaries

• Pancreas

• Parathyroids