Summary: Endocrine System 1
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1.19 endocrine system
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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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