ENDOCRINE

SYSTEM
BY MR. LUIS RODRÍGUEZ
PART 1
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

• What is a chemical signal?

• How are the Nervous system and Endocrine system related?
• What is the main gland in our brain?
OBJECTIVES

• Describe how hormones influence the activities of a cell.

• Describe the major endocrine glands and the hormones they
produce.
• Explain the role of the hypothalamus.
THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
The endocrine system is a series of glands that produce and
secrete hormones that the body uses for a wide range of
functions. These control many different bodily functions,
including:

Respiration
Metabolism
Reproduction
Sensory perception
Movement
Sexual development
Growth
Hormones are produced by glands and sent into the bloodstream
to the various tissues in the body. They send signals to those
tissues to tell them what they are supposed to do. When the
glands do not produce the right amount of hormones, diseases
develop that can affect many aspects of life.
1 CORINTIOS 6:19- 20
ROMANOS 12:4-5

• We humans have to honor our body, it is not ours.

• Our body is made of different parts, and we humans as different parts
form a whole body in Christ.
ENDOCRINE
SYSTEM

BY MR. LUIS RODRÍGUEZ

PART 2
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

• What is a gland?
• How do glands produce hormones?
• What is cancer?
OBJECTIVES

• Identify some Endocrine glands, diseases, their causes, and effects.

• Solve the mini quiz.
THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM GLANDS AND HORMONES
THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM GLANDS AND HORMONES
GLANDS FUNCTIONS

• Hypothalamus: The hypothalamus is responsible for body temperature, hunger, moods and the release of
hormones from other glands; and also controls thirst, sleep and sex drive.
• Pituitary: Considered the "master control gland," the pituitary gland controls other glands and makes the
hormones that trigger growth.
• Parathyroid: This gland controls the amount of calcium in the body.
• Pancreas: This gland produces the insulin that helps control blood sugar levels.
• Thyroid: The thyroid produces hormones associated with calorie burning and heart rate.
• Adrenal: Adrenal glands produce the hormones that control sex drive and cortisol, the stress hormone.
• Pineal: This gland produces melatonin which affect sleep.
• Ovaries: Only in women, the ovaries secrete estrogen, testosterone and progesterone, the female sex
hormones.
• Testes: Only in men, the testes produce the male sex hormone, testosterone, and produce sperm.
SALMO 1 39:13- 14

We are a wonderful creation.

DISEASES AND CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT THE ENDOCRINE
SYSTEM

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases