Endocrine glands release their secretions directly into the bloodstream, while exocrine glands release them through ducts onto surfaces or into cavities within the body.
Living standards increase due to mass production of goods, although wages may not always keep up with increases in productivity.
Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate various physiological processes such as growth, metabolism, reproduction, and homeostasis.
There is a shift away from agriculture as the primary economic activity towards industry and manufacturing.
Industrialization leads to urbanization as people move into cities and towns to work in factories.
Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart and allows involuntary contraction.
Virtue ethics emphasizes the importance of cultivating moral virtue and good character above rules or consequences.
The main function of the endocrine system is to secrete hormones into the bloodstream, which then travel throughout the body.