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2 What is the Endocrine System? The endocrine system regulates metabolism, tissue function, growth and development, reproduction, sleep, and your mood. It uses glands to regulate these...
10 sie 2019 · The endocrine system is made up of glands that produce and secrete hormones which regulate growth, metabolism, sexual development and homeostasis. The major glands include the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, thymus, pineal, reproductive organs and pancreas.
28 wrz 2016 · The key endocrine glands discussed include the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, adrenal gland, and pancreas. For each gland, the document outlines their anatomy, hormones secreted, functions of those hormones, and diseases related to under or overproduction of hormones.
13 sie 2015 · This document discusses hormones and their mechanisms of action. It describes the different types of hormones, including proteins/polypeptides, steroids, and derivatives of the amino acid tyrosine. It explains how hormones are synthesized, stored, transported in blood, and cleared from the blood.
23 wrz 2014 · Endocrine System Overview • Physically disconnected • Controls growth, development, environmental responses • Glands: Major organs of the endocrine system • makes hormones • Hormones: chemical signals that move through blood • Hormones attach to cell receptor • Cause target cells produce proteins
14 sie 2014 · Regulation • Why are hormones needed? • chemical messages from one body part to another • communication needed to coordinate whole body • homeostasis & regulation • metabolism • growth • development • maturation • reproduction growth hormones
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