The endocrine system

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  • Endocrine- Relating to any of the organs of the body that makes hormones
  • Gland- Organs in the humans which secretes particular chemical substances.
  • Hormone- Regulatory substance produced in a organism and transport tissue into action
  • Endocrine system communicates with the nervous system through the hypothalamus. This controls basic drive, hunger and thirst
  • Endocrine glands release hormones into the bloodstream.
  • The endocrine glands that make the hormones into the bloodstream.
  • Glands produce and release different hormones that target specific things in the body
  • Example of glands:
    One glands release hormones into the bloodstream
    Help control mood, growth and development
  • Hormones are chemical messengers that are secretly directly to the blood
  • Example of hormones:
    GH- Promotes the body growth and abundance
    Proclamation- controls milk production