| Endocrine Glands | Endocrine Tissue | Thyroid Gland | Pituitary Gland | Vocab |
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secretes thyroxine, triiodothyronine, and calcitonin
Thyroid gland
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Placenta
an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy
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Whats the role of the thyroid gland?
Metabolism and Growth
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Two parts of the gland
Anterior Lobe
Posterior Lobe |
What are Ovaries responsible for?
responsible for egg production and estrogen
and progesterone secretion |
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Four small glands on the posterior of the thyroid gland
Parathyroid gland
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Kidney
cleanses the blood of toxins and transform the waste into urine
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What is the thyroid under?
The Adams apple
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What is a hormone the Anterior lobe produces?
Growth Hormones
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Wheres the pancreas located?
Located behind the stomach
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secretes epinephrine(adrenaline) and norepinephrine
Adrenal gland
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Skin
helps regulate body temperature
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Whats does the isthmus connect?
The isthmus connects the two lobes of the thyroid
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What does the posterior do?
stores and releases
hormones synthesized in the hypothalamus |
What are testis responsible for?
responsible for sperm production
and testosterone secretion |
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releases digestive enzymes
Pancreas
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Gastrointestinal Tract
digest and absorb ingested nutrients, and to excrete waste products of digestion
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Where is the trachea located?
Under the isthmus
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Where is Oxytocin produced in the pituitary lobes?
Posterior pituarary
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What does cortisol increase?
increases blood sugar
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Located in the lower abdomen of a female
Ovaries
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Body cells
They provide structure for the body
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What are the two hormones in the thyroid gland?
Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3) |
controls secretions of the pituitary
Hypothalamus
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What does the adrenal medulla secrete?
adrenaline
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