The Endocrine System

The endocrine system is the collection of glands that produce hormones, which regulate metabolism, growth & development, sexual function, reproduction, sleep & mood, and tissue function. The endocrine system is made up of the pituitary gland, thryroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries, and testicles. (Frucht, 2012 p.315). A gland selects and removes materials from the blood, hormones then travel through the blood to target organs to adjust their activity. This system affects almost every organ and cell in the body, and it also plays a viral role in maintaining homeostasis. While, the exocrine system is the system of glands that produce and secrete substances to either protect or lubricate the body. Exocrine glands include; sweat, salivary, mammary, the prostate, gastric, and many other. …show more content…
While, the gastric produces acids in the stomach to help with digestion. These glands travel through ducts, and deposit their substances onto epithlial surfaces. The differences between these two systems are the ducts, since the endocrine system does not utulize ducts in the transportation of the secretations while the exocrine system depends solely on ducts for the transportation. Also, the response time, since endocrine glands have a slower response time relative to exocrine glnds. Another difference is the duration of action, the hormones of the endocrine system lasts longer than that of the exocrine