Endocrine by MUM PART 1

The endocrine system is made up of glands that release hormones into the blood.

• True

• False

The endocrine system is made up of glands that release hormones into the blood.

• True

• False

Are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body

• Hormones
• Glands
• Parathyroid 
• Adrenal Gland 

What are some major organs of the Endocrine system?

• Heart and blood vessels
• Mouth, Lungs, Bronchi, and Trachea
• Esophagus, Stomach, Small and large instestine
• Pineal gland, Thyroid gland, Adrenal gland, and pancreas

What is the function of the endocrine system?

• to filter and eliminate the waste from the blood

• to secrete hormones into the bloodstream to regulate body activities

• to provide structure and support for the body

• to defend the body against pathogens

What are glands?

• Organs that make and excrete waste

• Organs that make and release secretions

• Organs that make and release white blood cells

• Organs that make and excrete carbon dioxide

Hormones travel through the blood and encounter many cells. How do they affect ONLY target cells?

• Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone

• Target cells send out signals that attach to hormones and draw them to the cell

• Target cells have cell membranes with a different composition

• Magic!

What is endocrinology?

• Study of organs that receive hormones

• Study of organs that secrete (release) hormones

• A person who studies organs that receive hormones

• A person who studies organs that secrete hormones

Insulin is a hormone produced by the ___________________.

• liver

• bladder

• pancreas

• heart

Hypoparathyroidism

Hypo-

Parathyroid/o

-ism

• Lowered amount of thyroid function

• Higher amount of thyroid function

• Lowered amount of parathyroid function

• Higher amount of parathyroid function