| A | B |
|---|
| *pituitary gland | controls growth, kidney function (located in head) |
| *thyroid gland | controls metabolism (creation, use and storage of energy) |
| *adranal gland | controls heart rate, blood pressure, salt level, development of sex organs |
| endocrine glands | create hormones that control body functions |
| *pancreas | makes insulin which controls use of sugar and level of sugar in blood |
| *ovaries | produce female sex hormones-progesterone and estrogen, place which stores eggs |
| testicles | produce male sex hormone-testosterone |
| *diabetes | pancreas doesn't make enought insulin |
| hyperparathyroidism | enlarged parathyroid produces too much hormone |
| endocrinologist | specialist in hormone imbalances |
| *ultrasound | pulses of sound produces echo used to create images of body part |
