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The Endocrine System
Body Parts
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Science
7th Grade
01/31/2008

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Term
hormones
Definition
[chemical messengers a negitive feedback system-to control the amount of hormones that are in your body the endocrine system sends chemical messengers within itself.
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Hypothalamus

 

Definition

produces homones that help turn on and off

1st in body

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Pituitary
Definition

controls blood presure growth,metabolism,sexual devolpment,reproduction

2nd in body

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parathyroid
Definition

releses a hormone that controls the level of calciumin blood

3rd in body

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Thyroid
Definition

controls how quickly food burns up

4th in body

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adrenal
Definition

produces the bodys fight or flight response

5th in body

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pancreas
Definition

produces the hormones insulin and glugaon.keeps level of sugar in blood under control

6th in body

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Ovaries
Definition

produces secondary female sex charcteristics

7th in body

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testes
Definition

produces secondary male chrateristics

7th in body

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