| A | B |
|---|
| regulates the calcium and phosphorus in our body | parathyroid gland |
| located on the top of the kidneys | adrenal glands |
| produces ' adrenaline'/ fight or flight substance | medulla |
| Endocrine glands located in the head | pituitary gland & pineal gland |
| this flow directly into the blood stream | endocrine secretions |
| potent organic substances that come from various body tissues and that are secreted into the blood stream which carries them to the site of their action | hormones |
| endocrine glands are ______. They do NOT have any tubes through which their secretions flow | ductless |
| secrete hormones through the blood stream | endocrine system function |
| maintain internal body environment | endocrine system purpose |
| endersecretion (dwarfs) | hyposecretion |
| oversecretion (giants) | hypersecretion |
| development of the egg in the ovary and the sperm in the testes | follicle stimulation hormone |
| this gland secretes "thyroxin" | thyroid gland |
| goiter | "iodine" undersecretion |
| heart beat increases/ more blood is pumped, reduction of saliva, muscles become tense, pupils of the eye widen | adrenalin |
| rapid pulse/ eyes bulge, always nervous | hyper secretion |
| stimulates mellancytes to increase skin pigmentation | melanocyte hormone (MSH) |
| stimulates the secretions of the sex hormones/ controls the development of the ovaries/ testes | luteinizing hormone |
