Endocrine System
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endocrine system
• glands that produce chemical messengers called hormones
hormones
• chemical messengers that travel throughout the blood to control body activities
pineal/pituitary
• they are the like maintenance of the body, they regulate temperature, etc.
thyroid
• it regulate your metabolism (chemical reactions in your body)
parathyroid
• it is a helper to the thyroid
adrenal
• they are the flight gland, it releases adrenaline
ovaries
• they are only in females, it releases estrogen
testis
• they are only in males, it releases testosterone
human growth hormone (hgh)
• it is a hormone that regulates human growth
adrenaline
• it gives the body an extra kick, and makes you do something you thought you couldn’t do
insulin
• it is released by the pancreas
estrogen/progesterone
• it is the female hormones
testosterone
• it is the male hormones