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endocrine system
5 cards·by racortese
hormone
chemical messengers that are transported to the bloodstream and stimulate physiological
responses in cells of another tissue or organ
endocrine system
glands, tissues, and cells that secrete hormones
name the organs on the endocrine system
pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thymus, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland,
adrenal gland, ovaries, gonads
exocrine
ducts, extracellular effect
endocrine
no ducts, release their secretions into the bloodsteam, fenestrated capillaries,
intracellular effects