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Endocrine System |
Produces chemicals that control many of the body’s daily activities Also regulates long term changes such as growth and development |
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Endocrine gland |
Produce and release their chemical products directly into the bloodstream The blood then carries those chemicals throughout your body |
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Hormone |
chemical product of an endocrine gland |
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What do hormones do? |
Hormones turn off, turn on, speed up or slow down the activities of different organs and tissues |
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How are hormones carried ? |
Hormones are carried throughout your body by blood |
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What causes the hormone production ? |
nerve impulse travels to the brain brain interprets info and sends an impulse to an endocrine gland The gland releases the hormone adrenaline into the bloodstream adrenaline makes the heart rate and and breathing rate increase |
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Target cells |
Cells that recognize the hormone’s chemical structure |
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what do the endocrine glands include ? |
Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Thyroid Parathyroid Adrenal Thymus Pancreas Ovaries in females Testes in males |
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Negative feedback |
when the amount of a particular hormone in the blood reaches a certain level endocrine system sends signals that stop the release of that hormone |
