Endocrine System

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Endocrine
slower, longer commuincation
cell signal by release
Gland group of cellls that secrets chemicals into surroundings
Ductless: secrete Directly inton blood stream
regulated by postive and negative feedbacl loops
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Hormones
Nonsteriod: Protein or AA, first messenger that binds to receptor at the target cells to memebrane and than triggers 2 nd messenger with in cell that cause activity
Steroid: lipid soluble can pass through membrane and influnce gene expression in nucleus
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Pituitary Gland
Master Gland
- it will secret hormones that will force other glands to secrete hormones

Hypothalams controlls hormome secretion of Pituitary Gland
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Anterior Pitutary Gland
-produces/ releases 6 hormones controlled by hypothalamus, growth, cortasol, TSH, FSH & LH PR2
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Posterior Pituitary
Hormones produced by hypthalamus itself & release @ poster pituitart
- 2 Hormones released Antidiuretic, Oxytocin
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Thyriod Gland
Secrete T3&T4 stimulate metabolism, calcitonin CT, decrease concentration of Ca with in blood keeping it stored in bone
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Parathyroid
increase in Ca by breaking down of bone
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Adrenal Glands
Aldostrone: efffects blood Na levels by controling kidney fuction
glucocorticoid: cortisol --> stress, bad
sex hormone --> development of sex organs
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adrenla medulla
Epinerphrine and Norepinephrine
stress response
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Pancreas
Insulin: by bara cells
Glucagon: alpha cells
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Gonads
Overies: estrogen
Testes: testostron
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Thymus
Thymosin: Body immuse system
Stomach, intestine, heart, secrete hormones
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Gigantism
too much growth Hormones by anterior pituitary
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Dwafism
too littler growth hormone
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Diabetes insipidus
too little ADH kidney cannot retain water
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Thyroid Gland
Cretinsim: too littler during formative years effecting metabolsim
Goiter: Iodine deficiency enlarged thyroid gland abnormal hormone release
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Pancrease
Diabetes Mellitis: chronic high blood sugar, sugar in peee
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