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| Produces hormones to maintain homeostasis and regulating reproduction and development |
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| Chemical messenger produced by the cells of endocrine glands that effects specific change in the cellular activity of other cells |
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| the cells affected by a given hormone |
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| Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Pineal Gland, Thyroid, Thymus, Adrenal, Pancreas, Ovaries, and Testes |
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| secrete their hormones directly into the surrounding extracellular space |
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| supervise many internal body conditions and lies just above the brain stem |
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| directs the release of hormones from the anterior and posterior pituitary glands to maintain homestasis or required developmental changes |
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| receives nervous stimuli from receptors throughout the body and monitors chemical and physical characteristics of the blood, including temperature, blood pressure, and nutrient, hormone, and water content |
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| attaches the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus |
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| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) |
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| stimulate thyroid gland to produce T3 and T4 hormones |
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| Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) |
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| Stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids hormones |
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