THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

GLAND

IS A GROUP OF SPECIALIZED CELLS THAT SECRETE A SUBSTANCE IN RESPONSE SIGNALS
ENDOCRINOLOGY

SPECIALTY THAT STUDIES THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS,THIER SECRETIONS AND RELATED DISORDERS
EXOCRINE GLANDS

SECRETE SUBSTANCES INTO DUCTS THAT OPEN ONTO THE BODY'S EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL SURFACES.
ENDOCRINE GLANDS

SECRETE HORMONES DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.
HORMONES

ARE CHEMICAL REGULATORS THAT INTEGRATE AND COORDINATE BODY ACTIVITIES.
FUNCTIONS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
- GROWTH AND MATURATION
- ^{REGULATES GROWTH AND MATURATION}
- REGULATES BODY'S RESPONSE TO STRESS
FUNCTIONS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
- METABOLISM
- ^{REGULATES METABOLISM, ABSORBTIONS OF NUTRIENTS, AND THE USE OF GLUCOSE IN CELLULAR RESPIRATION}
- MAINTAINS BODY pH BY MAINTAINING FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATIONS
FUNCTIONS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
- REPRODUCTION
- ^{PRODUCES SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS}
- CONTROLS REPRODUCTIVE AND BIRTH PROCESSES
- ACTIVATES LACTATION
- INFLUENCES SEXUAL RESPONSE
PITUITARY GLAND AKA HYPOPHYSIS

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THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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2009-11-18T23:53:13Z

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