organ+class+notes+EAT


 * pituitary glands
 * have growth hormone receptors
 * the growth hormone signals are sent to bones
 * hormones
 * signals
 * chemicals
 * we can inject them into the people to make them grow
 * we put them in cows... it makes them bigger and makes them produce more milk
 * thyroid gland
 * makes a hormone that controls energy use
 * if you have a hyper thyroid... very high metabolism... burning too much energy... hungry but your also losing weight
 * if you have hyper... you have low metabolism... instead of using the energy your body stores the energy
 * adrenal gland
 * it increases your heart rate and blood flow
 * releases nutrients for energy in your blood
 * releases sugar in the blood
 * effective for exercising
 * when you are scared "the flight or fight response"
 * pancreas
 * release insulin (a hormone)
 * receptors- most cells
 * because they need to take up glucose
 * muscle cells, liver cells need a lot
 * it takes up glucose
 * growth hormones
 * received in the bones
 * urinary system
 * kidney
 * to clean the blood
 * to release the toxins from the blood
 * helps maintain homeostasis
 * serves as a filter- made up of a series of tubes
 * the filter is so that small stuff gets out of the blood and into the kidney (even good stuff)
 * glucose is something that is so small that it is filtered to the urine
 * if you dont release it then it stays in the urine
 * glucose is in our urine... but usually temporarily