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Endocrine System, Nervous System and Homeostatic Control . Review for Unit Test #1. Endocrine system. Information signaling system Glands produce hormones Circulate through blood vessels Regulate: mood , growth and development , tissue function , and metabolism. Hypothalamus.
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Endocrine System, Nervous System and Homeostatic Control Review for Unit Test #1
Endocrine system • Information signaling system • Glands produce hormones • Circulate through blood vessels • Regulate: • mood, growth and development, tissue function, and metabolism
Hypothalamus • The hypothalamus controls body temperature, hunger, thirst, fatigue, anger, and circadian cycles. • Secretes hormones that tell other glands to create their hormones • GHRH
Pineal Body • Secretes Melatonin • Melatonin may help regulate sleep patterns
Pituitary Gland • Growth • Blood Pressure • Sex Organ Functions • Conversion of food into energy • Water regulation
Thyroid • Controls how quickly the body burns energy, makes proteins, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones.
Parathyroid • The sole function of the parathyroid glands is to maintain the body's calcium level within a very narrow range.
Pancreas • Regulates blood sugar by producing Insulin
Adrenal gland • Produces Adrenaline • Fight or Flight Response • Dilate pupils • Increase heart rate • Suppress non emergency process • Boost oxygen and glucose supply
Testes and Ovaries • Both produce hormones to support body function • Testes • Testosterone • Ovaries • Progesterone • Estrogens
Nervous system • Made up of two major parts • Central Nervous System (CNS) • Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Central Nervous System • Brain and Spinal Cord • Nerves • Ganglion
Brain • Consists of lobes, Each lobe having different functions.
Function • Process information • Dictate reactions and behaviors
Peripheral Nervous system • Nerves from spinal cord to rest of body • Create locomotion • Etc…
Feedback Loops • Your nervous system is involved in almost all homeostatic control loops. • Reflex arc • Sensory Vs Motor • Affector Vs Effector
Neuron Function • Dendrites • Myelin • Schwann Cells • Axon • Node of Ranvier
Threshold • Before a neuron can send out a signal the stimuli has to pass the threshold
Action Potential • An action potential is a nerve impulse • An electrical shock sent down the axon
Synapse • A synapse occurs where ever the action potential meets the end of the axon • It needs to propagate across that gap • It does this through chemical messengers
Neurotransmitter= Acetylcholine Enzyme that destroys it = Acetylcholinesterase
Synapse • When Acetylcholine jumps across the gap, it tells the next neuron to fire it’s action potential and the process continues
Homeostasis Summary • Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal state within an organism. • Organisms must respond and maintain homeostasis in relation to many factors. • Organisms detect changes in their environment and respond to these changes in a variety of ways. • These changes may occur at the cellular or organism level.