what is your endocrine system
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Anatomy of the Endocrine System 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. The hormones are released into the bloodstream and may affect one or several organs throughout the body. Hormones are chemical messengers created by the body.
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Endocrine System The endocrine system is one of the body's primary communicating, regulating, and coordinating systems.The endocrine system helps to regulate and maintain: 1  Body energy. 2  Reproduction. 3  Growth and development. 4  Appropriate responses to the environment, stress, and injury.
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Endocrine System: Facts, Functions and Diseases View full size image. The endocrine system is the collection of glands that produce hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, and mood, among other things.he endocrine system gets some help from organs such as the kidney, liver, heart and gonads, which have secondary endocrine functions. The kidney, for example, secretes hormones such as erythropoietin and renin.
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- The endocrine system is a system of ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system to be carried long distances to other target organs that regulate key body and organ functions. Some endocrine glands secrete into a portal system rather than the systemic circulation that allows for the direct targeting of hormones.
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Human Body Systems Functions Endocrine System. The endocrine system includes all of the glands of the body and the hormones produced by those glands. The glands are controlled directly by stimulation from the nervous system as well as by chemical receptors in the blood and hormones produced by other glands.
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Human Physiology/The endocrine system The endocrine system is a control system of ductless glands that secrete hormones within specific organs. Hormones act as messengers, and are carried by the bloodstream to different cells in the body, which interpret these messages and act on them. hormone is a chemical messenger produced by a cell that effects specific change in the cellular activity of other cells (target cells). Unlike exocrine glands (which produce substances such as saliva, milk, stomach acid and digestive enzymes), endocrine glands do not secrete substances into ducts (tubes).
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- In the human body, a group of organs called glands make up the endocrine system. Glands make hormones. These are chemicals that help control activities of the body. Insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals all have endocrine systems.
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Ways to Maintain a Healthy Endocrine System Glands constituting the endocrine system include the kidneys, thyroid, pancreas, pituitary, adrenal, ovaries/testes and parathyroid glands. An imbalance of hormones caused by an unhealthy endocrine system can produce symptoms ranging from panic disorder, to metabolic dysregulation, to diabetes.
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- 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.
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Endocrine glands The endocrine system is primarily composed of glands that produce chemical messengers called hormones. Glands of the endocrine system include the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, the parathyroid glands, the thymus, and the adrenal glands.
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Oxyphil cell (pathology) The endocrine system is the collection of glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system to be carried towards distant target organs. The phenomenon of biochemical processes' serving to regulate distant tissues by means of secretions directly into the circulatory system is called endocrine signaling. The major endocrine glands include the pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, and adrenal glands. The endocrine system is in contrast to the exocrine system, which secretes its hormones to the outside of the body using ducts.
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Diabetes Info: Everything you need to know about diabetes The endocrine system is a unique and essential part of normal body function. Where the nervous system handles functions that happen quickly, like breathing and body movement, the endocrine system handles body functions that happen much slower, such as the growth of cells, organs, and metabolism.ype 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder where some other part of the body's immune system attacks pancreatic cells, preventing them from producing insulin. Any one of these delicate systems can be the culprit in pushing the body's system out of balance.
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Endocrine system The endocrine system is a collection of glands. These glands secrete a variety of hormones, which travel to specific target organs via the bloodstream. Hormones have specific functions such as regulating growth, metabolism, temperature and reproductive development.
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What is the Endocrine System? Endocrine systems, also referred to as hormone systems, are found in all mammals, birds, fish, and many other types of living organisms. They are made up of: 1  Glands located throughout the body;  Hormones that are made by the glands and released into the bloodstream or the fluid surrounding cells; and.
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Hormones in Animals Although we rarely think about the endocrine system, it influences almost every cell, organ, and function of our bodies. The endocrine system plays a role in regulating mood, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, and sexual function and reproductive processes. In general, the endocrine system is in charge of body processes that happen slowly, such as cell growth.
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Endocrinology The endocrine system. Endocrinology is the study of the endocrine system in the human body. This is a system of glands which secrete hormones. Hormones are chemicals which affect the actions of different organ systems in the body. Examples include thyroid hormone, growth hormone, and insulin.
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Endocrine System Endocrine Glands. The major glands of the endocrine system are the pineal gland, pituitary gland, thyroid and parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, thymus, ovaries, and testes. There are also other organs in the body that have secondary endocrine functions. These organs include the heart, liver, and kidneys.
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- slide 1 of 9. The endocrine system in the human body influences nearly all organs, cells and function in the body. It plays a critical role in growth and development, metabolism, sexual function, regulating mood, tissue function and reproductive processes.
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- Simply put, the endocrine system is a network of glands that secrete chemicals called hormones to help your body function properly. Hormones are chemical signals that coordinate a range of bodily functions. The endocrine system works to regulate certain internal processes.
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- The Endocrine System Hormones are regulating chemicals that are produced by cells at one place in the body and affect cells in other parts of the body. Chemicals produced in glands and secreted directly into the blood are referred to as endocrine hormones.
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Anatomy of the Endocrine System 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.he 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.
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Human Physiology/The endocrine system The endocrine system is a control system of ductless glands that secrete hormones within specific organs. Hormones act as messengers, and are carried by the bloodstream to different cells in the body, which interpret these messages and act on them.he two glands that are the most responsible for homeostasis is the thyroid and the parathyroid. The regulation of blood glucose concentration (through negative feedback) illustrates how the endocrine system maintains homeostasis by the action of antagonistic hormones.
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Endocrine Disorders The endocrine system is a network of glands that produce and release hormones that help control many important body functions, including the body's ability to change calories into energy that powers cells and organs.
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Topamax Your Endocrine System. You might say endocrine (say: EN-doh-krin) glands are a little bossy — they tell your cells what to do! But that's actually a good thing. Without your endocrine glands — and the hormones they release — your cells wouldn't know when to do important things. For instance, your bones wouldn't get the message that it's time for you to grow and get bigger.
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- The endocrine system is all the organs of the body that are endocrine glands. An endocrine gland secretes endocrine hormones. Endocrine hormones are hormones that are secreted into the blood. Hormones are substances that are secreted by one group of cells that affects the physiology of another group of cells (organs). The endocrine system is controlled by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus.
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The Endocrine System The endocrine system is responsible for regulating many of the body's processes. The list below provides a selection of the roles of glands in the endocrine system: 1  Pancreas – regulates blood glucose levels. 2  Adrenal gland – increases blood glucose levels and speeds up heart rate.