Our beloved Endocrine System
It is the set of organs that make internal secretions of hormones, that travel throw the blood and generates a reaction in other organs. This system is the one mainly in charge of the reactions in our body due to some feelings of alert, stress, love, scare and many others; and it also controls many more functions such the physical differences between men and women, controls our metabolism, etc...
For understanding in a deeper way how does this system works we will see which is the function of each organ.
For understanding in a deeper way how does this system works we will see which is the function of each organ.
The Master of Glands
The Pituitary Gland is an organ that is near our brain, this organ is in charge of controlling many parts of our body (for not saying almost all). The gland produces hormones mainly related to growing, metabolism and for stimulating other glands that produces more hormones.
A small table of the main hormones produced by the Pituitary Gland
The Enemy of the Pituitary gland
The most common disease that affects the pituitary gland is the cancer. Pituitary tumors are fairly common. About 1 in 10,000 people get them. They grow slowly, do not spread and are usually not cancerous. Some effects of these tumors are:
- Overproduction of female and male reproductive hormones
- Can result in a hyper or hypothyroidism
- Cushing syndrome
- Abnormal production of milk
The 2° Part of the Master of Glands
The Hypothalamus is a gland that is located above the pituitary gland near the brain. It´s main purpose is the production of the anti diuretic hormones (ADH), this hormone controls the re-absorption of water in the kidneys (production of urine), it also helps controlling body temperature and the production of Oxytocin in our body.
The main organs that the hormones affect are:
The main organs that the hormones affect are:
- Kidneys
- Reproductive System
Hypothalamus Diseases
The two main diseases that the Hypothalamus has are:
- Insipid diabetes.- This generates a excessive quantity of urine.
- Inappropriate secretion of ADH.- Generates a low diuresis (urine).
Let´s increase the emotions
The Adrenal Gland is the one in charge of generating one of the most powerful hormones that we have "The Adrenaline". This hormone can increase the capabilities of a person in case of danger. The Adrenal Gland is located just above the kidneys, it is divided in two parts Medulla and Cortex.
- The medulla (inside the gland) produces the adrenaline
- The cortex (the external part of the gland) produces the cortisol, the cortisol is a hormone that is produce when a person feels scare or stressed during long periods of time.
No one escapes
The Adrenal Gland are affected mainly by two diseases:
- Cushing disease.- This happens when the gland generates too much Cortisol
- Addison disease.- When the medulla doesn´t produce enough adrenaline
Your Holy Pancreas
The Pancreas is locates near your stomach and it regulates your levels of glucose in your blood, by the generation of insulin and glucogen. These two hormones are mainly segregated to the blood or sent to the liver.
The origin of the diabetes
The diabetes is a disease generated by the bad function of the pancreas, this can mainly in two types the pancreas produces not enough insulin or it produces insulin in excess.
A very female part
The ovaries is one of several organs that makes the difference between a man and a women. Their main function is to produce estrogen and progesterone which helps the correct functioning of the whole female reproductive system.
The main disease that women should take care of in their ovaries is of cancer.
The main disease that women should take care of in their ovaries is of cancer.
Men force
The testis are important organs for men, their main function is to produce testosterone which enables male sexuality producing sperm and other male characteristics.
The main disease that men should take care of in their testis is of cancer.
Interesting facts:
The main disease that men should take care of in their testis is of cancer.
Interesting facts:
- The testis are outside the body because they have to be one Celsius degree less than the body other while the sperms will die and the man will be sterile.
- The testis are very delicate so men has to take care of them because with a hit or an increase on temperature they can get sterile.
Taking care of it
The endocrine system is a very dedicated system the which one that with very little variations in our body can get harmed or get sick. Some actions for avoiding this are:
- Having a good feeding (this may change according to the person)
- Drink water (2 litters of water per day minimum)
- Have a got level of electrolytes in your blood
- Making exercises
- Not auto medicate your self
- Having at leas one blood check up for knowing the status of your body (for knowing your glucose levels, etc...)
- Have general check ups with your doctor for detecting on time anomalies in your body.