Summary: Endocrine System 1

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  • second (slower) controlling system of the body

    endocrine system
  • endocrine cells and special neurons produce

    hormones
  • cell secrete hormones into

    extracellular fluid (blood, interstitual fluid, CSF)
  • transfers hormones to target sites

    blood
  • action "at a distance"

    endocrine
  • where hormones may affect tissues distant from the secreting glands

    endocrine
  • endocrine, paracrine, ad autocrine make up the

    mechanisms of hormone action
  • where hormones affect tissue close to the secreting gland

    paracrine
  • secreting cells responding to their own hormone release

    autocrine
  • autocrine glands affect

    themselves
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