notes-+rebecca

pituitary gland: growth hormone. - the bone cells get the receptors to grow.
 * more cells

thyroid gland-
 * produces a hormone to produce a metabolism.
 * hyper= too much- you will be hungry, you will lose weight.
 * hypo= too little- will slow down. body will store food, and you can gain weight.

adrinal gland Pancreas:
 * releases adrenal.
 * releases sugars into your blood.
 * more blood flow
 * FOR ENERGY
 * releases when you are scared, "flight or fight"
 * insulin
 * insulin signals glucose

all blood passes through the kidneys. the kidney serves as a filter. the filter has tubes. The filter- small stuff gets out of the blood, and into the kidney
 * glucose is small enough, and it can be filtered into the urine.
 * there is so much glucoses in the urine= diabetes.