The production of each hormone is kept balanced by the feedback mechanism between the individual gland (the thyroid, for example), the hypothalamus, and the pituitary gland. If a gland overproduces or underproduces a hormone, the master glands register this from the amount of hormone in the bloodstream. The master glands then respond by regulating the hormonal production.
The system works with great precisior; despite the fact tat the hormones are transported in the bloodstream and are disseminated thoughout a woman's entire body. This is because each homone can transmit only a certain chemical message
(1ike a key), which can fit only into the correct receptor (like a lock) in particular target cells. Some hormones, such as the steroid hormones, work very precisely. …show more content…
Hormones not only excite or inhabit the pace at which target cells perform their usual functiont but they can usually acdvate or deactivate particular csNss within the cell nucleus that are responsible for certain function.
Hormones can have either a short-term effec! such as in the flucfuating amounts of INSULIN released by the pancreas in response to blood glucose level for example or they can have a long-tem effec! such as in the extended activity of
ANDRocENS on the sexual development of a woman's body throughout puBERTy.
The Endocrine System
Endonirn Aratomy
A system of glands (known collectively as the endocrine system) controls the workings of a woman's body through chemicals called hormones, which are released by the glands into the broodstream. Hormones are responsible for numerous body processes, such as growth, METAB'LI'I\' temperafure control, sexual and reproductive activify, MENsTRUATToN, LABouR coNTRAcrroN, M'LK pRoDucrroN and sREASrresorNC, and the response to and srnsss. The effect of hormones can be rapid or delaye4 short term or
The system works with great precisior; despite the fact tat the hormones are transported in the bloodstream and are disseminated thoughout a woman's entire body. This is because each homone can transmit only a certain chemical message
(1ike a key), which can fit only into the correct receptor (like a lock) in particular target cells. Some hormones, such as the steroid hormones, work very precisely. …show more content…
Hormones not only excite or inhabit the pace at which target cells perform their usual functiont but they can usually acdvate or deactivate particular csNss within the cell nucleus that are responsible for certain function.
Hormones can have either a short-term effec! such as in the flucfuating amounts of INSULIN released by the pancreas in response to blood glucose level for example or they can have a long-tem effec! such as in the extended activity of
ANDRocENS on the sexual development of a woman's body throughout puBERTy.
The Endocrine System
Endonirn Aratomy
A system of glands (known collectively as the endocrine system) controls the workings of a woman's body through chemicals called hormones, which are released by the glands into the broodstream. Hormones are responsible for numerous body processes, such as growth, METAB'LI'I\' temperafure control, sexual and reproductive activify, MENsTRUATToN, LABouR coNTRAcrroN, M'LK pRoDucrroN and sREASrresorNC, and the response to and srnsss. The effect of hormones can be rapid or delaye4 short term or