Essays Tagged: "Endocrine system"
Melatonin and the Pineal Gland
Set deep in our brains is a tiny gland called the pineal gland. This tiny gland is in charge of the endocrine system, the glandular system that controls most of our bodily functions. The pineal runs o ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
The Nervous System: A basic Summary of the nervous system and some little peices on how it is affected by disease and drugs.
untary? Of course not, the nervous system assessed the situation and responded accordingly.The Endocrine SystemSome animals have a second response system, the endocrine system. The nervous sys ... em, the endocrine system. The nervous system controls fast responses to external stimuli, while the endocrine system controls longer lasting responses to internal stimuli; for instance a virus. The en ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Cushings Syndrome: The causes, effects, and treatments of the disease.
The endocrine system disorder I chose to do my report on is Cushing's syndrome. The main cause of Cushin ... n patients. In some rare cases some individuals have an inherited tendency to develop tumors in the endocrine glands.A person with Cushing's leads to increased water retention that leads to weight gai ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Human Nervous System.
s controls body temperature, blood pressure, sleep, and emotions (also is involved and controls the endocrine system). Pons is a relay system, which links spinal column and major parts. The cerebrum i ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Regulation, Mitosis, an Meiosis.
s might result in an imbalance in the organism's homeostasis. In humans, regulation consists of the endocrine and nervous systems. The endocrine system is made up of many organs that produce hormones ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Mixed Short Biology Essays.
s might result in an imbalance in the organism's homeostasis. In humans, regulation consists of the endocrine and nervous systems. The endocrine system is made up of many organs that produce hormones ... rnal environmental changes occur which helps maintain homeostasis within the body.5.The nervous and endocrine systems are both part of the human regulatory system and help maintain homeostasis within ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Endocrine system Notes
Chapter 39 NotesThe Endocrine SystemThe endocrine system is made of glands that release their products into the bloodstr ... retions through tube like structures called ducts. These include sweat, teas, and digestive juices. Endocrine glands release their secretions (hormones) directly into the bloodstream.Steroid hormonesM ... scles, such as uterus, blood vessels, and bronchioles to contract.Like most systems f the body, the endocrine system is regulated by feedback mechanisms that function to maintain homeostasis.Controlli ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
The Human Endocrine System
Although we rarely think about them, the glands of the endocrine system and the hormones they release influence almost every cell, organ, and function of o ... sue function, and metabolism, as well as sexual function and reproductive processes.In general, the endocrine system is in charge of body processes that happens slowly, such as cell growth. Faster pro ... thing and body movement are monitored by the nervous system. But even though the nervous system and endocrine system are separate systems, they often work together to help the body function properly.W ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
The Mind-Body Connection
body's three main regulatory systems are the central nervous system (which includes the brain), the endocrine system (which produces hormones), and the immune system. These three systems work together ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Endocrine System.
What Is the Endocrine System?The foundations of the endocrine system are the hormones and glands. As the body's ... glands, such as the sweat and salivary glands, release secretions in the skin or inside the mouth. Endocrine glands, on the other hand, release more than 20 major hormones directly into the bloodstre ... they can be transported to cells in other parts of the body.The major glands that make up the human endocrine system include the:* hypothalamus* pituitary gland* thyroid* parathyroids* adrenal glands* ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
The Brain and Its' Structures
areas inside the brain. I will discuss four of them with you. They are the thalamus, hypothalamus, endocrine and limbic systems. In this paper I will discuss the location of each structure in the bra ... oduction in the female. Furthermore, it is the intermediary link between the nervous system and the endocrine system by "synthesizing and secreting neurohormones" (www.wikipedia.org). A few of them wo ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Biology Lab Report on the Effects of Adrenalin on a Daphnia
in its reaction the three different adrenalin concentrations, in terms of heart rate.BackgroundThe endocrine system works with the nervous system to regulate and coordinate body functions. While the ... ons. While the nervous system works quickly and sends messages directly to specific body parts, the endocrine system takes a longer time to produce a longer-lasting effect.The system operates by relea ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
The Endocrine System and the Female Cycle
The endocrine system regulates the body's major continuous and prolonged processes including reproductio ... ckets of hormone-producing cells In tissues in the small Intestine, heart, kidneys and stomach. The endocrine system develops and begins producing hormones by the end of the second trimester of fetal. ... endocrine command, the hypothalamus is the body's CEO, orchestrating the events of the rest of the endocrine system. The hypothalamus controls autonomic reflexes (such as the activity of the heart an ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
The Endocrine System and its role in life: Summarized blood glucose, adrenaline rush and sex hormones
The Endocrine system uses chemical messages called hormones. They transfer information and instructions ... one levels are changed depending on factors such as stress and sickness. The other main part of the endocrine system is the glands. These glands make and give off chemicals. A gland takes parts of you ... also increases the amount of fatty acids flowing meaning you can use them at any time.ConclusionThe endocrine system and the nervous system are both responsible for controlling and coordinating activi ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Cystic Fibrosis - a genetic disorder
decent. CF affects many parts of human body, such as the reproductive system, digestive system and endocrine system but has its most notable effects on the respiratory system. Essentially the defecti ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
The Eighth Wonder Of The World
the human body. The five most important systems of the body are the nervous, muscular, circulatory, endocrine, and skeletal system. These five interact together to keep this well-oiled machine working ... 615). Without the circulatory system our "bodies would die"(Chabner 347). The endocrine system is composed of glands that maintain a stable internal environment by secreting "hor ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Relationhsip Between Endocrine and Neural Physiology
In a conceptual sense, the nervous system and the endocrine system have important functional similarities. Each is basically a system for signaling. E ... d cells, tissues, and organs that make up the human organism. Therefore, the nervous system and the endocrine system often respond together to incoming stimuli so as to integrate the organism's respon ... ction between two specific cells separated in space.This close relationship between the nervous and endocrine systems is illustrated by several common characteristics:1.Neurons and endocrine cells can ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Early School Start Times
ing up later as well. Medical researchers found that this cycle is a part of the development of the endocrine system. From the onset of puberty until late teen years, the chemical found in the brain, ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Adolescence and Adulthood Developmental Stages Worksheet
the course of adolescence. Many would argue that the most prominent changes involve puberty and the endocrine system. The various endocrine glands present in the body begin to secrete hormones that in ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Nervous System
s reins blood pressure, body temperature, emotions and sleep (as well is concerned and controls the endocrine system). Pons is a transmit system, which connects spinal column and main parts.* v ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology