pdf sistema endocrino en ingles

1. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
JAVIER CORBÍ, HÉCTOR ANDREU

2. INDEX
 Operation
 Curiosities
 Relationship of the Endocrine System
with Other Systems
 Pathology

3. Operation
 The endocrine system is made up of glands that make
hormones..

4. Operation
Its functions are basically three:
 Homeostasis
 Reproduction
 Body development

5. Operation
The main glands are:
 Hypothalamus
 Hypofisis
 Thyroid Gland
 Parathyroid Glands
 Islets if Langerhans
 Adrenal Glands
 Testicles
 Ovaries

6. Curiosities
 Superhuman strength in a situation of
maximum stress
 Growth hormone is important in the
sleep of children

7. Relationship with other systems or
other organs
 It intervenes closely with the nervous
system as the brain sends continuously
instructs the endocrine system and, in
response, receives receives feedback from
the endocrine glands.

8. Pathologies
Hyperthyroidism:
 It is a disease that takes place when the thyroid gland produces more
hormones than the body needs.This gland is located in the upper front of
the neck.

9. Pathologies
Diabetes:
 Diabetes takes place when the pancreas stops secreting both insulin and
glucagon, which regulates the level of sugar in the blood..
 The pancreas is located just below the stomach.There are two types of
diabetes.