In this episode, Dr. Rodney and Karen talk about a complex system in your body that controls so many functions - the endocrine system. You will gain a foundation of what the different parts are and how each gland interacts in releasing the hormones you need to live a healthy and long life.
This complex system uses many different ways of chemical signaling through the circulatory system. These glands send hormones - chemical messengers that transmit vital information to control:
1) Sleep-wake cycle
2) Heart rate -
3) Sexual function
4) Blood sugar
and more.
Here are the glands in the endocrine system:
1) Hypothalamus - regulates many functions that keep you alive. You could call it the boss of the rest of these endocrine glands.
2) Pituitary - regulates growth and reproduction.
3) Pineal gland - produces melatonin just at the right time.
4) Thymus - shares in production of melatonin and puberty development along with the T-Cells.
5) Thyroid - affects metabolism - weight loss and gain.
6) Parathyroid - regulates calcium and magnesium levels in the body.
7) Adrenals - produce cortisol and adrenaline. They also regulate blood pressure. They interact with the thyroid and the liver.
8) Pancreas - controls blood sugar levels
9) Testes and ovaries - promotes sexual reproduction.
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