Endocrine gland

CASE STUDY 1 1. The cardiovascular system consists of the following- Blood – It is a red color fluid in the body. Heart – It is also called the control center of our body. It pumps and collects blood to and from the various parts of our body. Blood vessels – Blood vessels are path through which transport medium circulates in our body. 2. The functions of cardiovascular system are as follows- Transportation- It transports blood to all the parts of body. The blood delivers oxygen and nutrients…

The Endocrine system is a composition of organ glands that produces hormones and uses them to regulate bodily functions such as metabolism, tissue and bone development, and sexual reproductions. The collection of glands, however, are vulnerable to certain chemicals; these chemicals are known as Endocrine disruptors, or EDs for short. EDs can mimic and manipulate glands to cause irregularities to produce tumors or cancers. To make matters worse, EDs are elusive; these chemicals are hard to take…

Unit 4 – Fiona Bennett Brain Science In this unit I will be investigating the structure of the brain. The human brain is responsible for everything that happens in our bodies. On average the brain weighs 1.5 kilograms. It is one the most complex organs in the human body. The brain controls everything from coordinating movements to constructing sentences and even simple things like breathing. The brain is supplied with oxygen to keep it alive by a network of blood vessels. Structure of the brain…

Nervous tissues have neurons and nerves that support cells. Its function is to send impulses to different areas of the body. It reacts to stimuli and conducts impulses to different organs in the body that carry a response to the stimulus. Nerve tissues are in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves which are all made up of neurons. http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/lc/humanbio/4/lchb4_3a.html Cardiovascular system The cardiovascular system is made up of your heart, your blood…

be compared to following numbers from the remaining three experiments. In experiment two rat #1 was exposed to Thyroxine(T3/T4), and caused the metabolic rate to increase by 10%. Considering the fact that the control rat has a normal and healthy endocrine system, rat #1 is already producing…

to unhealthy surrounding. A person grows, but there are cases where growing exceeds the normal rate and reaches to extreme compare to other people. This occurrence is called acromegaly, in which the secretion of growth hormone (GH) in the pituitary gland exceeds its normal production even after the growth plates in the body has closed already. Thus, making structures and bones that are still responsive to growth hormone particularly in the hands, feet and face to overgrow (Marieb,…

Tumors of the parathyroid glands frequently occur with a prevalence of 0.1-0.4% in the general population, increasing up to 4% of postmenopausal women [1]. Parathyroid tumors are often associated with PTH hypersecretion determining primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), which represents the third most common endocrine disease following diabetes and thyreopathies. In PHPT, PTH hypersecretion due to tumor parathyroid cell proliferation, induces hypercalcemia by increasing calcium mobilization from…

The cardiovascular, respiratory, sensory and endocrine systems play important roles in the functioning of the human body. The cardiovascular system involves the heart, blood and blood vessels, the respiratory system involves organs and structures, which allow the body to breath, the sensory system allows the body to receive external and internal information while the endocrine system involves the glands and secretes hormones throughout the body. The 4 systems to be discussed all work together to…

in a wheelchair or being legally blind, but that’s not the case. One such condition that is not readily apparent that can qualify you to receive social security disability is parathyroid gland disorders. What is Parathyroid Gland Disorders Parathyroid gland disorders is an endocrine disorder, and your endocrine system is the one that handles the hormone levels in your body. This disorder has an impact in the level of calcium that is found within your body, and it can either be too high or…

on oscillations in the neuroendocrine system, which includes the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is a set of direct influences and feedback interactions among three endocrine glands: the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland and the adrenal…