adrenal gland - A gland above the kidney that prepares the body for an emergency, adrenaline - A hormone that prepares the body to respond to an emergency, blood glucose - A simple sugar that is dissolved in the bloodstream, circulatory system - The body system that transports hormones around the body, diabetes - A disorder in which the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, endocrine galnd - An organ that releases hormones to be used inside the body, endocrine system - The body system that produces hormones to control body functions, general effect - The action of a hormone on all cells in the body, gland - An organ that releases chemical substances to assist the body, homeostasis - The body's ability to maintain a stable state, hormone - A chemical messenger that controls a particular body function, insulin - A hormone that helps to lower blood glucose, negative feedback loop - When a change in a system causes another change with the opposite effect (brings back to starting position), ovary - A gland in females that controls sex characteristics and the menstrual cycle, pancreas - A gland behind the stomach that helps digestion and blood glucose control, pineal gland - A gland in the brain that regulates daily rhythms like sleep, pituitary gland - A gland in the brain that controls the other endocrine glands ('master gland'), positive feedback loop - When a change in a system causes another change with the same effect (reinforce change), receptor - A molecule on a target cell that hormones can attach to, specific effect - The action of a hormone on only some cells in the body, target cell - A cell that can be affected by a certain hormone, testicle - A gland in males that controls sex characteristics, thyroid gland - A gland in the neck that controls growth and normal body function,

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