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Endocrine System
endocrine system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Major characteristic of endocrine system | ductless |
| what regulates the metabolic function of other cells | horomones |
| what can horomones be activated by? | edocrine glands, blood levels, or neural stimuli. |
| name the seven major glands | pituitary, parathyroid, thyroid, adrenal, pancreas, ovary, and testes |
| where is the pituitary gland located? | at the base of the brain |
| what does the parathyroid control? | calcium levels |
| what does the thyriod control? | metabalism |
| where is the adrenal gland located? | in back of the kidney |
| what does the pituatary gland produce? | growth horomone(GH)/somatotropin(STH) |