Relation of the Endocrine System with the Others

Skeletal System

Growth

• Hormones produced in the endocrine system control bone growth and help strengthen existing ones

Bone Disorders

• If there is not enough or too much of a certain hormone bones may be negativly affected e.g. osteorosis

Protection

• Bones help protect many organs of the endocrine system e.g. skull protects the pituitary gland or hips protecting ovaries

Circulatory system

Transport

• The circulatory system acts as a highway for hormones to reach their needed glands

Blood Makeup

• The endocrine system regulates the amount of ions in blood. e.g. sodium or pottasium

Nervous System

Signals Production of Hormones

• If the nervous system detects the body is in a certain situation it signals to the endocrine system to produce certain hormones e.g. fight-or- flight produces adrenaline

Connection

• The hypothalamus connects the nervous and endocrine system which lets them function together.