The endocrine system

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Mapa Mental en SCIENCE MENTAL MAP, creado por santiago patino en 16/01/2019.
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The endocrine system
  1. Function
    1. The endocrine system is a group of organs in the body which produce hormones
      1. Hormones are passed trough the body in three different ways to help regulate the body’s functions.
        1. Neurotransmitters: trough the synaptic cleft, between a part of a neuron and its destination.
          1. Local hormones: trough fluid to nearby receptors
            1. Endocrine hormones, trough the blood to all the body
              1. How does the endocrine system affect the body
                1. The endocrine system
              2. Organs involved
                1. Ovaries: progesterone Testicles: testosterone
                  1. Digestive tract: many different hormones
                    1. Kidneys: erithoprotein
                      1. Heart: arterial natriuretic peptide
                        1. Parathyroid glands: parathyroid
                          1. Hypothalamus: ADH and oxytocin
                  2. Pancréas: insulin, glucagon
                    1. Arsenal kidney glands: noreponephrine, Epinephrine
                      1. Thymus gland: THYMOSINS
                        1. Thyroid gland: Thyroxine, calcitocin
                          1. Pituitary gland: many different hormones
                  3. Relation between endocrine system and nervous system.
                    1. What is a hormone?
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