Endocrine Glands. Intermediate
Description
Endocrine system glands produce hormones, the chemical messengers that travel through your bloodstream to other locations. While your brain continuously sends instructions to your endocrine system and receives feedback from its parts, your endocrine and nervous systems work together. The two systems are called your neuroendocrine system. The hypothalamus, a part of your brain, controls your endocrine system; for this reason it is called the master switchboard. The pituitary gland, a pea-sized structure hanging by a thin stalk from your hypothalamus, is called the master gland because it regulates endocrine gland activity in your entire body. Your hypothalamus sends hormonal or electrical messages to your pituitary gland, which releases hormones to your other endocrine glands. The pituitary gland can produce and release up to eight hormones, depending on the hypothalamic commands.
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2 min
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Date of Publication
[2013], c2010
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