Diseases of the endocrine system

1. Diseases of the endocrine system

You will:
- learn the diseases of pancreas and thyroid gland.

2.

• If thyroid gland does not
produce enough thyroxine
hormone, there will be a
disease called myxedema.
• These people have lower
metabolism rate, lower
body temperature, blood
pressure, and etc. Human
face becomes pale.

3.

• If thyroid gland overworks,
there will be Grave’s disease.
• Human eyes become larger.
Blood pressure and heart rate
increase. Human becomes
anxious and gets tired fast.
People with Grave’s disease eat
much, but do not get weight.
• To cure this disease, doctors can
cut part of the thyroid gland.

4.

• Pancreas secretes hormones
insulin and glucagon.
• Insulin decreases amount of
glucose in blood. If insulin does not
work properly, concentration of
glucose in blood increases. This
disease is called diabetes.
• People with diabetes want to drink
much. Also, they lose weight.
Doctors give insulin for patients to
cure diabetes.

5. Endocrinologist is a doctor who has specialized in the endocrine system.