Endocrine System- Functions with other organs:
The Endocrine System interacts with other organ systems such as the digestive system because the thyroid gland within the endocrine system is what controls metabolism. Since the thyroid gland controls metabolism that is going to effect the digestive system and how fast a person can consume food and how fast that food is digested. The Endocrine System also works with the Circulatory System because the thyroid gland controls heart rate which directly relates to the heart in the circulatory system.
This is a direct relationship between the endocrine system and other organ systems because the endocrine systems contains glands and other organs that control or help other organs with their functions such as the heart. Also, the endocrine system obtains organs and glands that directly help the function of the body such as the thyroid gland, which helps control growth and development.
The General Function of the Endocrine System
The main function of the endocrine system regulates, coordinates and controls a number of body functions by secreting hormones and chemicals throughout the body into the bloodstream.
This secretion of chemicals and hormones helps to control mood, growth and development, and metabolism.
The General Function of the Thyroid Gland and Parathyroid Gland
The thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped gland located in the neck. The thyroid gland's main function is to make, store, and release thyroid hormones (triiodothryonine and thyroxine) into a persons blood. These hormones are responsible for the regulation of metabolism. These hormones and other smaller hormones also control growth and development of a person.
The parathyroid gland are four small glands located in the neck and are approximately the size of a grain of rice. The parathyroid gland's main function is to control the body's calcium levels.
The parathyroid gland secretes hormones called the parathyroid hormones or PTH, which raise blood calcium by breaking down the bone causing calcium release, increasing the body's ability to absorb calcium through food, and increasing the kidney's ability to obtain and hold on to calcium that may be lost in the urine.
- Carbohydrates:
- glycogen- liver and skeletal muscle, broken down or converted back into glucose
- glucose- blood, breaking down of carbohydrates; main source of energy
- Proteins:
- amino acid-based hormone- the medulla and adrenal gland, acts as a "first messenger" as the hormones bind to the receptor proteins on the cell membrane
- thyroxine- thyroid gland, regulation and metabolism
- Lipids:
- steroid hormone- gonads and adrenal glands. they are fat soluble therefore they are able to diffuse through cell membranes of their target cells and bind to receptors in the cytoplasm or nucleus
- prostagladins- disturbed or injured tissues, reduce or raise blood pressure, relax contract smooth muscles, or cause fever
- Enzymes:
- lactase- in small intestines, catalyzes the breakdown lactose into the simple sugars glucose and galactose
- trypsin- in small intestines, acts to degrade proteins
The Endocrine System interacts with other organ systems such as the digestive system because the thyroid gland within the endocrine system is what controls metabolism. Since the thyroid gland controls metabolism that is going to effect the digestive system and how fast a person can consume food and how fast that food is digested. The Endocrine System also works with the Circulatory System because the thyroid gland controls heart rate which directly relates to the heart in the circulatory system.
This is a direct relationship between the endocrine system and other organ systems because the endocrine systems contains glands and other organs that control or help other organs with their functions such as the heart. Also, the endocrine system obtains organs and glands that directly help the function of the body such as the thyroid gland, which helps control growth and development.
The General Function of the Endocrine System
The main function of the endocrine system regulates, coordinates and controls a number of body functions by secreting hormones and chemicals throughout the body into the bloodstream.
This secretion of chemicals and hormones helps to control mood, growth and development, and metabolism.
The General Function of the Thyroid Gland and Parathyroid Gland
The thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped gland located in the neck. The thyroid gland's main function is to make, store, and release thyroid hormones (triiodothryonine and thyroxine) into a persons blood. These hormones are responsible for the regulation of metabolism. These hormones and other smaller hormones also control growth and development of a person.
The parathyroid gland are four small glands located in the neck and are approximately the size of a grain of rice. The parathyroid gland's main function is to control the body's calcium levels.
The parathyroid gland secretes hormones called the parathyroid hormones or PTH, which raise blood calcium by breaking down the bone causing calcium release, increasing the body's ability to absorb calcium through food, and increasing the kidney's ability to obtain and hold on to calcium that may be lost in the urine.
Citations:
http://health.usf.edu/medicine/ent/thyroid/ - USF Health
http://my.hrw.com/tabnav/controller.jsp?isbn=0030367514 - Holt, Rhinehart, and Winston pgs. 1031 – 1045
http://www.livescience.com/26496-endocrine-system.html - Livescience
http://www.parathyroid.com/parathyroid-function.htm - Parathyroid.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4773 - MedicineNet
http://health.usf.edu/medicine/ent/thyroid/ - USF Health
http://my.hrw.com/tabnav/controller.jsp?isbn=0030367514 - Holt, Rhinehart, and Winston pgs. 1031 – 1045
http://www.livescience.com/26496-endocrine-system.html - Livescience
http://www.parathyroid.com/parathyroid-function.htm - Parathyroid.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4773 - MedicineNet