the+endocrine+system

The endocrine (en-doh-krin) system is a group of glands that control what you cells do. Without your endocrine system your hormones would go everywhere! If you didn’t have your endocrine system your body wouldn’t know when to do important things.

For example you bones wouldn’t know when to grow bigger and your body wouldn’t know when to begin puberty when you become a young adult.

You have a variety of endocrine glands in your body in different places such as your neck, which is the thyroid (thy-royd) gland that is located in your neck, which is shaped like a bowtie or a butterfly. The Thyroid gland controls growth and keeps you full of energy.

There also is the adrenal (uh-dree-nul) gland that is extremely important in times of need, when you are sick or in trouble or under stress. Adrenaline (uh-dreh-nuh-lin) that comes from the adrenal glands is a hormone that gives you a quick boost of energy if your being chased by a wild animal or ev en your brother ect.

The main glad is the pituitary (pih-to o-uh-ter-ee) that is about the size of a pea it is located rigt below your brain it makes hormones that help run other glads in your body and help you grow big. Your pancreas (**pan**-kree-us) is your largest gland and it is in your stomach. The pancreas makes a range of different hormones, including insulin (**in**-suh-lin), which helps glucose (**gloo**-kose), which is the sugar that's in your blood. Your cells need to have glucose to work. So all together with out the endocrine system our body wouldn't work!!!

By Marcus Connell.