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  2. Endocrine System: What It Is, Function, Organs & Diseases

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    Your endocrine system is in charge of creating and releasing hormones to maintain countless bodily functions. Endocrine tissues include your pituitary gland, thyroid, pancreas and others. There are several conditions related to endocrine system issues — usually due to a hormone imbalance or problems directly affecting the tissue.

  3. Anatomy of the Endocrine System - Johns Hopkins Medicine

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    The endocrine system is a complex network of glands and organs. It uses hormones to control and coordinate your body's metabolism, energy level, reproduction, growth and development, and response to injury, stress, and mood. The following are integral parts of the endocrine system: Hypothalamus.

  4. Endocrine System: What Is It, Functions, Organs & Conditions - ...

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    The endocrine system helps regulate bodily functions through hormone secretion. Learn about the organs and hormones involved, as well as how they work.

  5. The endocrine system is a collection of ductless glands that produce hormones and secrete them into the circulatory system. Endocrine glands work without ducts for carrying secretions towards target organs.

  6. Organs of the endocrine system: Anatomy and functions - Kenhub

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    The endocrine system is a collection of glands that secrete a variety of hormones, which travel to specific target organs via the bloodstream. Endocrine glands tend to be vascular and do not have ducts. The hormones of endocrine glands are stored in vacuoles or granules, ready to be released.

  7. Endocrine system | Definition, Organs, Function, Structure,...

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    Endocrine system, any of the systems found in animals for the production of hormones, substances that regulate the functioning of the organism. Such a system may range, at its simplest, from the neurosecretory, involving one or more centres in the nervous system, to the complex array of glands.

  8. 14.1: Structures of the Endocrine System - Biology LibreTexts

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    The endocrine system consists of cells, tissues, and organs that secrete hormones as a primary or secondary function. The endocrine gland is the major player in this system. The primary function of these ductless glands is to secrete their hormones directly into the surrounding fluid.

  9. The Endocrine System and Glands of the Human Body - WebMD

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    Parts of the Endocrine System. Many glands make up the endocrine system. The hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and pineal gland are in your brain. The thyroid and parathyroid glands are in your...

  10. Anatomy of the Endocrine System - eMedicineHealth

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    The major glands of the endocrine system are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pineal body, and the reproductive organs (ovaries and testes). The pancreas is also a part of this system; it has a role in hormone production as well as in digestion.

  11. human endocrine system - Encyclopedia Britannica

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    human endocrine system, group of ductless glands that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones. Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs and distant tissues.