Endocrine System

... known as the "master gland". This gland influences hormone secretion in all the other glands. The following diagram displays the glands of the endocrine system. NB: The testicles and the ovaries are the gonads. The nervous system and the endocrine system do not work in isolation but interact with each other to regulate body functions and also the body's internal environment. This is possible in ... through hormones secretion. Example: sexual behavior is affected by hormone release from the gonads and depression is due to reduced activity of the norepinephrine synapses found in the nervo...

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... 114 Endocrine system ENDOCRINE SYSTEM The Endocrine system is a body control system composed of a group of glands that maintain a stable internal environment, homeostasis, by producing chemical regulatory substances called hormones. The endocrine system includes the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovaries, and testis. The thymus gland, pineal gland, and kidney are also sometimes considered endocrine organs. The endocrine glands ... contrast, other glands including sweat glands, salivary glands, and glands of the gastrointestinal system secret...

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1. 3 Endocrine organs, describe their role. a. Thymus gland and thymosins/thymopoetins: transforms lymphocytes into T cells, which identify and destroy infected body cells. Hormones stimulate differentiation and development of T cells. These in turn ... for increased metabolism. c. Heart and atrial natriuretic factor: the heart produces hormones that help regulate its own workload. In many ways, the endocrine heart appears as a modulator of systems such as the sympathetic nervous system, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and other determinants of vascular tone and renal function . For...

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... of fibers that work together to move. These muscle fibers are then put into different muscle groups, like your biceps and triceps, which work on moving your arm. The integumentary system is what your skin, hair and nails are. The cells of your skin are working to protect your body from viruses and bacteria. It also helps regulate the temperature of ... muscle tissue. Smaller forms of blood vessels called capillaries reach each cell, also connecting the arteries and veins. The immune system contains white blood cells that destroy viruses and bacteria. Also another system that is similar ...

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... of the brain that regulate memory motivation, and emotion. Although researchers aren't quite sure if all the structures are actually "limbic" or even if they form a "system." The key structures researchers think form the limbic system: thalamus, the amygdala, the hippocampus, and the hypothalamus. The thalamus or the "inner chamber" is a sensory relay station. It directs neural traffic between the senses and ... reveal that the hippocampus area is smaller in people with severe memory loss, even while surrounding areas of the brain are intact. The hypothalamus "below the thalamus" regula...

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... Bodily movement is carried out by the interaction of the muscular and skeletal systems. For this reason, they are often grouped together as the musculoskeletal system. Muscles are connected to bones by tendons. Bones are connected to each other by ligaments. Where bones meet one another is typically called a ... are produced in the red bone marrow - Antibodies are produced in the yellow bone marrow (yellow bone marrow can change into red) The skeletal system has an indirect contribution of most the body systems in homeostasis. All Body: Bones provide support for the whole body, store and ...

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... derivatives synthesized in all instances from the precursor steroid cholesterol; and peptide and protein hormones, the largest and most complex hormones (Mani et al., 1997). Hormones communicate for the endocrine system and are responsible for maintaining and controlling cellular activity. Without hormones the body could not function (Leshner, 1997). There are five main categories of hormone effects on the central nervous ... functions which are performed by its" two parts. The pituitary's two separate parts are essential to the production of many hormones but their function in relation...

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... cells liberate their product (GnRH) in a pulsatile fashion into the perivascular space of the pituitary-portal system and thence to the anterior pituitary gonadotrophs that regulate the pituitary production of gonadotropins. During the last few years it has become evident that besides the complicated endocrine system, autocrine and paracrine processes also take part in the complex regulation of ovarian events. Important elements in ... this regulatory function are played by the opioid system, serotonergic pathways, GnRH, FSH, LH, Activin, inhibin prolactin and sex steroids as well as by...

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... brain muscles 2. The area of the body known as the lumbar region would be found at the: upper arm neck foot lower back 3. Which body system is responsible for senses and response to stimuli? integument digestive nervous endocrine 4. Which letter represents the thoracic cavity? Letter A Letter B Letter C Letter D 5. A cut that only goes through a layer of skin would be called: lateral ... are housed in what cavity of the body? pelvic thoracic abdominal peritoneum 12. Your elbow is ____ to your wrist. anterior posterior medial distal 13. Which system is responsible for the secretion of h...

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