FACTS

• ENDOCRINE SYSTEM:

  • Body is controlled by HORMONES (chemicals)
  • Found throughout the BODY
  • Consists of GLANDS- secrete HORMONES directly into the BLOODSTREAM
• HORMONES:

  • Secreted by GLANDS
  • Control body FUNCTIONS
  • Carried all over the body by the BLOOD and can only act on specific TARGET organs to produce an EFFECT
• • Hormones come into CONTACT with a wide range of TISSUES- SOME have RECEPTORS attached which TRIGGER a change inside CELLS