ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

WHAT DOES ENDOCRINE SYSTEM MEAN?

• THE SYSTEM OF GLANDS THAT PRODUCE HORMONES TO

REGULATE AND CONTROL BODILY ACTIVITIES.
• THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IS THE COLLECTION OF GLANDS
THAT PRODUCE HORMONES THAT REGULATE
METABOLISM, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, TISSUE
FUNCTION, SEXUAL FUNCTION, REPRODUCTION, SLEEP,
AND MOOD, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
PITUITARY GLAND

• THE PITUITARY GLAND IS CALLED THE MASTER

GLAND OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM. THIS IS
BECAUSE IT CONTROLS MANY OTHER
HORMONE GLANDS IN THE BODY.
PITUITARY GLAND
THYROID GLAND

• THE THYROID GLAND IS A SMALL, BUTTERFLY-SHAPED ORGAN

IN YOUR THROAT, AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO YOUR HEALTH
AND WELL-BEING. THE THYROID IS PART OF THE ENDOCRINE
SYSTEM, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A COLLECTION OF GLANDS.
GLANDS PRODUCE HORMONES THAT REGULATE MOOD AND
VARIOUS FUNCTIONS IN THE BODY
• THE THYROID GLAND IS 2 INCHES (5 CENTIMETERS) WIDE AND IT
WEIGHS BETWEEN 20 AND 60 GRAMS (0.7 TO 2.1 OUNCES),
ACCORDING TO THE U.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE.
THYROID GLAND
PARATHYROID GLANDS

• THE PARATHYROID GLANDS ARE BIG PLAYERS IN THE

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM. THEY HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT
PURPOSE: KEEPING BONES STRONG, THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM RUNNING AND THE MUSCLES PUMPING. 
• THEY ARE LOCATED BEHIND THE THYROID, WHICH IS A
GLAND THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE
NECK, BELOW THE VOICE BOX.
PARATHYROID GLANDS
ADRENAL GLANDS

• THE ADRENAL GLANDS AFFECT METABOLISM, BLOOD PRESSURE, THE

IMMUNE SYSTEM, SEX HORMONES AND THE BODY'S RESPONSE TO STRESS.
THE HUMAN BODY HAS TWO ADRENAL GLANDS. ABOUT 1 INCH BY 2 INCHES
(2.54 CENTIMETERS BY 5.08 CM), THEY SIT ON TOP OF THE KIDNEYS.
ADRENAL GLANDS
PANCREAS

• THE PANCREAS IS AN ABDOMINAL ORGAN THAT IS

LOCATED BEHIND THE STOMACH AND IS SURROUNDED
BY OTHER ORGANS, INCLUDING THE SPLEEN, LIVER AND
SMALL INTESTINE. THE PANCREAS IS ABOUT 6 INCHES
(15.24 CENTIMETERS) LONG, OBLONG AND FLAT. 
• THE PANCREAS PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DIGESTION
AND IN REGULATING BLOOD SUGAR.
PANCREAS
REPRODUCTIVE GLANDS

• ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THEY DO IS

MAKE SURE YOUR BODY GOES THROUGH THE
CHANGES OF PUBERTY. OVARIES OVERSEE PUBERTY IN
GIRLS AND EXCRETE A HORMONE CALLED ESTROGEN.
PRODUCES SEX HORMONES THE ESTROGEN AND
PROGESTERONE.
REPRODUCTIVE GLANDS