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DO NOW‣ What is the importance of homeostasis?

‣ How does your body maintain homeostasis?

AGENDA‣ Notes/summary

‣ Practice

ANNOUNCEMENTS‣ Finishing unit this week

‣ Unit Test next Monday

‣ Project

‣ Review

‣ Finals

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM‣ Role: communication and control through

the use of hormones

‣ Organs: endocrine glands

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ENDOCRINE GLAND‣ Organ in body that creates hormones

‣ Releases hormones into the bloodstream

‣ Play an important role in maintaining homeostasis

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HORMONES‣ Signaling molecule produced by glands

ENDOCRINE GLANDS• Hypothalamus

• Pineal gland

• Thymus gland

• Pituitary gland

• Thyroid gland

• Parathyroid gland

• Adrenal gland

• Pancreas

• Ovary/Testes

5/17/15, 3:22 PMAnswers: Endocrine System

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HYPOTHALAMUS• Central control gland of endocrine

system

PINEAL• Modulates wake/sleep

patterns

PITUITARY• Skeletal growth

• Development of male and female sex organs

THYMUS• Regulates development and function of

immune system

THYROID• Increases metabolism

• Maintains calcium levels in blood

PARATHYROID• Regulates calcium and phosphorous

levels

ADRENAL• Increases heart rate, blood pressure,

and breathing rate

PANCREAS• Regulate blood sugar levels

OVARY (FEMALES)• Produces female secondary sex organs

TESTES (MALES)• Produce male secondary sex organs

HORMONE RESEARCH• You will work in PAIRS in order to

teach the class about a specific type of hormone

• Selection of hormone is random

• You have 10 minutes

ILLUSTRATIVE SUMMARY4 COLORS ALL CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY LABEL