34.2 Glands of the Endocrine System – We learned that the pituitary gland produces hormones that regulate many other endocrine glands and some organs. We created a table of each endocrine gland, hormones produced by each gland, and functions of the hormones. We learned that the endocrine glands are quite small but tremendously important to the human body. The pituitary gland is the size of a pea but it produces many hormones and controls most of the other endocrine glands. The quantity of hormones produced by the endocrine glands is very small. Women produce only about a teaspoon of estrogens in a lifetime.
Assignment: Turn in pages 534 through 535. Work on Packet A Lesson 34.3.