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What is the endocrine system composed of?
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cells and organs that communicate through hormones
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Hormones
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circulate throughout blood stream
control body function such as metabolism, growth, homeostasis, and reproduction act as chemical messengers on target cells act by way of a negative feedback loop |
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Hyposecretion
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Deficiency of hormone
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Hypersecretion
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Excessive hormone
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Hypothalmic-hypophysial Portal System
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Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland share a small circulatory system which allow hormones produced in hypothalamus to travel directly to anterior pituitary gland
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Posterior pituitary
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Oxytocin
Vasopressin (ADH) |
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Anterior pituitary
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Growth hormone (GH)
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) Prolactin Adrenocorticotropic releasing hormone (ACTH) Follicle stimulating and lutenizing hormones (FSH, LH) |
