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The Endocrine
System
regulates
Calcium
Water Response
Growth Reproduction Metabolism and glucose
balance to stress
levels
Ovaries Parathyroids
Explain
• List 4 types of endocrine glands and
give their function.
• What is the overall function of the
endocrine system?
• With what other systems does the
endocrine system interact?
Exocrine or Endocrine
• Exocrine – release products
(enzymes) into ducts
– Ex) Sweat, tears, digestive juices
• Endocrine – directly to bloodstream;
NO DUCTS
– Ex) Hormones
Endocrine System
• Glands – release products to
bloodstream directly.
• Horomones – products deliver
messages to body
• Target cells – have specific
receptors for specific hormones
Endocrine Glands
Section 39-1
Thyroid
Pituitary gland The thyroid produces thyroxine, which
The pituitary gland produces regulates metabolism.
hormones that regulate many of the
other endocrine glands.
Pancreas
The pancreas produces insulin and glucagon, which
Parathyroid glands regulate the level of glucose in the blood.
These four glands release
parathyroid hormone, which
regulate the level of calcium Ovary
in the blood. The ovaries produce estrogen and progesterone.
Estrogen is required for the development of secondary
sex characteristics and for the development of eggs.
Thymus Progesterone prepares the uterus for a fertilized egg.
During childhood, the thymus
releases thymosin, which
stimulates Tcell development.
Testis
The testes produce testosterone,
Adrenal glands which is responsible for sperm
The adrenal glands release production and the development of
epinephrine and nonepinephrine, male secondary sex characteristics
which help the body deal with stress.
Pituitary Gland
• Master gland
– Controls the other
endocrine glands
• Growth Hormone (GH)
– Too much –
gigantism
– Too little – dwarfism
• Antidiuretic (ADH)
– Stimulates kidneys
to keep water
Hypothalamus
• Part of brain and attached to
pituitary
• Controls pituitary secretions
Thyroid
THYROID GLAND
• Regulates
– Metabolism and energy balance
Thyroid Hormones
• Thyroxine
– Regulates body energy usage
• Calcitonin
– One hormones that regulates calcium
and phosphate in blood
Questions
• What are the two hormones that the
thyroid secretes?
• What is the function of thyroxine?
• What is the function of calcitonin?
Parathyroid
Calcium Regulation
PARAthyroid Glands
• PTH-Parathyroid hormones
• Increases calcium, phosphate, and
magnesium absorption in intestines.
• Causes bones to release calcium and
phosphate
• Causes removal of calcium and magnesium
from urine by kidneys
• Increases the making of Vitamin D in body
Negative Feedback
Mechanism
• Our body uses feedback mechanism
to maintain homeostasis within our
body.
• Regulation of calcium is one example
of this process.
• Can you think of another one? Hint:
Role Play Activity
Questions
• PTH cause the small intestine to
absorb more calcium, _____ and
_____.
• What does PTH cause the bones to
release?
• What do the kidneys do because of
PTH?
Adrenal Gland
• Releases hormones to deal with stress
Adrenal Gland Cont.
• Cortex
– Produces more than
2 dozen steroid
hormones
– corticosteriods
• Medulla
– “fight or flight”
– Epinephrine and
norepinephrine
Glucose Regulation
Two Ways:
1. Eating Regularly
2. Hormone Adjustments
Pancreas:
Endocrine and Exocrine
• What did the pancreas do in digestion?
Secreted Enzymes
Pancreas also secretes hormones
Endocrine glands
- ductless organ that releases hormones
DIRECTLY into the bloodstream.
Questions
• What do exocrine glands secrete?
• What do endocrine glands secrete?
Blood Glucose Level
• Pancreatic Hormones regulate blood
sugar level before and after meals.
• Islets; clusters of cells in pancreas
– Alphasecrete glucagon – increases sugar
– Beta secrete insulin – decreases sugar
What Happens?
• Between meals
Blood glucose lowPancreas secretes
glucagonLiver changes glycogen to
glucoseglucose sent to target tissues
• After a meal
Blood glucose highPancreas secretes
insulinGlucose goes to the Liver(Glygogen) and
goes to Target tissues
Questions
• What organ regulates glucose in blood?
• When we eat our blood glucose level is high
or low?
• In between meals our blood glucose level is
high or low?
• When our blood glucose is high the
pancreas secretes ___________.
• When our blood glucose is low the
pancreas secretes ___________.
• What mechanism allows our body to
control the glucose level in our body?
Diabetes
• Diabetes
– High sugar levels in blood
– Do not produce enough insulin to control
blood sugar
– Some take insulin injections to regulate
Reproductive Glands
• Production of gametes
• Secretion of sex hormones
• Female – Ovaries - Estrogen
• Males – Testes - Testosterone
Elaborate
• You will perform various
investigations with plant hormones to
better understand human hormones.
You will be working with hormones
that stimulate and inhibit plant
growth.