Endocrine system 1: overview of the endocrine system and hormones

endocrine system  Intro to the endocrine system Endocrinology focuses on hormones, the body's chemical The hormones are released into the bloodstream and may affect one or several organs throughout the body Page 4 The major endocrine glands The major endocrine

Your Endocrine System You might say endocrine glands are a little bossy — they tell your cells what to do! But that's actually a good thing The endocrine and nervous systems communicate with each other through the hypothalamus, which controls basic drives such as hunger and thirst

The endocrine system in humans is made up of the endocrine glands and their secretions known as hormones Hormones are chemical messengers that are responsible You can't really point to any single organ as “the endocrine system,” because they're actually a family of glands that secrete hormones into the body