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2.3.1 Hormones Concept Map

Brooke Keating

Endocrine System

Endocrine

System

Complex Network of glands and organs responsible for production of hormones

Glands

Glands

An organ in the human body that secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or discharge into the surroundings

Exocrine Glands

Exocrine Glands

Secretes chemical substances through ducts or openings to the surface of the body.

Examples:

Sweat, lacrimal, salivary, mammary, and digestive glands

Salivary Glands

Salivary Glands

Glands that secrete saliva. Helps swallowing, digestion, and protecting your teeth from harmful bacteria

Endocrine Glands

Creates and releases hormones

Examples: Pituitary, Adrenal, Thyroid glands.

Endocrine Glands

Pituitary Gland

Pituitary Gland

Secrete hormones into your bloodstream to stabilize metabolism, growth, blood pressure, and reproduction.

Hormones

Hormones

A regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids to simulate specific cells or tissues into action.

Examples:

Insulin, Melatonin, Estrogen, and Testosterone

Melatonin

Melatonin Hormone

Serves as a time cue to our biological clocks and promotes sleep anticipation in the brain default mode network

Target Cells

Target Cells

A cell which bears receptors for a specific types of hormones

Receptors

Receptors

A region of a tissue or a molecule in a cell membrane, which responds specifically to a particular neurotransmitter, hormone, antigen, or other substance

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