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8 gru 2013 · It discusses the two main control systems - the nervous system and the endocrine system. It then focuses on the endocrine system, describing the endocrine glands and hormones. The mechanisms of hormone action and classifications of hormones are explained.
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
The document provides an overview of the endocrine system,...
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
7 mar 2024 · The document provides an overview of the endocrine system, including its major glands and hormones. It discusses the classical endocrine glands like the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenals. It explains how the hypothalamus regulates the pituitary which in turn regulates other glands.
15 lut 2021 · The endocrine system is made up of glands that produce and secrete hormones, chemical substances produced in the body that regulate the activity of cells or organs. These hormones regulate the body's growth, metabolism (the physical and chemical processes of the body), and sexual development and function.
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...
3 Endocrine Glands and Hormones Review anatomy of ES / Major endocrine glands? What is a hormone? What is a neurohormone? _____: Study of hormones, their receptors, intracellular signaling pathways they invoke, diseases and conditions associated with them. Physiological processes controlled by hormones?
Endocrine action: the hormone is distributed in blood and binds to distant target cells. Paracrine action: the hormone acts locally by diffusing from its source to target cells in the neighborhood. Autocrine action: the hormone acts on the same cell that produced it.
Endocrine glands (ductless) produce chemical substances called hormones and release them into the bloodstream. These glands include the hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal, pancreas, ovary and testes.
