Patho6

The endocrine system proper consists of:

Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pineal glands.
What other organs and tissues are associated but not exclusively for endocrine:

Hypothalamus, thymus, pancreas, gonads, kidneys, stomache, liver, small intestine, skin, heart and placenta.
Endocrine

Secreted into interstitial fluid then into blood.
Exocrine

Secreted into ducts.
Majority of hormones are regulated by what?

Negative feedback
The action of a hormone is dictated by:

Amount of hormone secreted and by the receptors.
Target cells can up regulate or down regulate receptors based on:

Real or perceived amount of hormone.
anterior pituitary

adenohypophysis~anatomically and functionally connected to hypothalamus by blood vessels.
Posterior pituitary is also called

neurohypophysis

Author

nkreitlow

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Patho6

Description

Hormones

Updated

2010-11-18T07:39:45Z

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