| A | B |
|---|
| hormones | chemicals that carry messages |
| gland | an organ that produces and releases a secretion |
| exocrine | a type of gland that releases a secretion through a tube/duct |
| endocrine | a type of gland that releases a secretion directly into the blood |
| prostaglandins | small amounts of hormone-like substances produced by most cells; "local hormones" |
| hypothalmus | the "master gland"; controls the pituitary gland |
| pituitary | regulates many glands throughout the body |
| thyroid | regulates metabolism |
| parathyroid | regulates calcium levels |
| pancreas | regulates the blood sugar |
| adrenal | regulates the responses to stress and fear |
| ovaries | regulate female hormones |
| testes | regulate male hormones |
| steroid hormone | a lipid-based hormone that can travel across cell membranes |
| nonsteroid hormone | a non-lipid-based hormone that must use secondary messengers because it can't cross the cell membrane |
| target cell | a cell that has a receptor for a particular hormone |
| posterior | the back side of organs, hormones, bones, etc. |
| anterior | the front side of organs, hormones, bones, etc. |
| insulin | lowers the blood sugar |
| glucagon | raises the blood sugar |
| hyperthyroidism | overactice thyroid; super-fast metabolism |
| hypothyroidism | underactive thyroid; very slow metabolism |
