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Endocrine System Flashcards

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Endocrine system

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Set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream

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Hormones

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Chemical messengers manufactured by the endocrine glands
Travel through blood stream
Effect other tissues

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Adrenal glands

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Pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones that arouse the body in times of stress
Secrete norepinephrine and epinephrine

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Pituitary gland

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Most influential gland
Regulates growth and controls other glands
Under influence of hypothalamus

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