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University-Open Stax, 2016). It is made up of a collection of glands which produce hormones, regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, mood, in addition to a plethora of other things (Zimmermann, 2016). The glands included in this system are the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries in females, and testicles in males (Zimmermann, 2016). These glands are ductless and release their products…

A hot day, a workout, a nightmare, and the moments before a first date, all have something in common. The production of sweat. It is strange that sweat can be produced by these drastically different activities and moments, but, none the less, sweat is produced in each. Every action, situation, or time that a person sweats can be related to another time that a person sweats. Sweat is the single similarity between working out hard and laying in a bed all day eating cheetos. Furthermore, brain…

1. Explain the roles of hormones in sexual development. Hormones arouse cells and organs to specific activities and influence the way we look, feel, develop, and behave. 2. Describe the anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive systems. The visible part of the male sexual anatomy are the penis and the scrotum, the pouch that contains the testes. The testes makes testosterone and sperm. Immature sperm is stored in the epididymis. Inside the body are several structures involved…

Although the function of ICAM5 in the pituitary is unknown, its roles in the brain as a cell adhesion molecule have been extensively studied. ICAM5 is abundantly expressed in the dendritic filopodia and plays an important role in synapse formation with presynaptic axons, via the extracellular matrix molecule, vitronectin (63), and/or β1 integrins (32, 64). Once these connections are established, the extracellular domain of ICAM5 is cleaved, disrupting the cytoplasmic actin cytoskeleton through…

glucocorticoids, found in the blood, causes the pituitary gland to release more adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH. In some cases, parts of this hormone are converted into melanocytes, which initiates production of melanin. This leads to darkening of skin cells in areas, such as 'Palmar creases, flexural areas, sites of friction, recent scars, vermilion border of the lips, and genital skin' (Nieman and Chanco Turner, 2006). Although the adrenal glands are part of the endocrine system, they…

You can feel a rush of energy go through your body. Your hands start to shake, you are alert, the energy you have is through the roof. It’s called adrenaline. The hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in conditions of stress, that gives you that extreme rush of energy that makes you feel like you can do almost anything. Most of the cases, when you get an adrenaline rush, are in fight or flight situations. The fight-or-flight response is a physiological reaction that occurs in…

adults Introduction Human Growth Hormone is one of the major hormone found in endocrine system in your body. It is an essential hormone that stimulate the body growth, normal brain function and secreted by the somatotropin cells in anterior pituitary gland. There are a condition of abnormal body grow such as pituitary gigantism and pituitary dwarfism which the body over create grow hormone or doesn’t create enough GH. According to the Children’s Health study, the estimate between one in 14,000…

These hormones are stimulated and secretion from the anterior pituitary gland.…

maintain a normal internal state. More specifically, the hypothalamus helps the brain secrete essential hormones that thus, govern one’s physiological functions, such as the ones mentioned above, by working with the pituitary gland as well as other hormone secreting glands. While people are driving, the hypothalamus makes drivers aware when they are too hot or too cold so that they may regulate the temperature settings in the vehicle. Furthermore, the hypothalamus also warns drivers when they…

(n.d.). Evaporation provides the major defense against overheating. The body’s surface contains approximately 2 million sweat glands. When the hypothalamus senses an increase in core temperature it will act by increasing blood flow to the skin, stimulating the sweat glands. The result is an increase in the rate of water loss through sweating which helps cool down (Vella, S, & Kravitz, n.d.). Physiology of Cardiovascular System Short-term: A physical…