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    blood conditions or other variables within living organisms‚ the purpose of homeostasis is to provide a consistent internal environment for set processes to occur. The endocrine system is made up of glands that produce hormones and release them into the blood‚ they cause certain reactions to occur in specific tissues. The endocrine system affects a large number of the body’s functions‚ including‚ metabolism‚ sexual function‚ reproduction‚ moods‚ and development. (dummies.com) The urinary system is

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    Introduction: The endocrine system is the second greatest control system of the body and has many effects on the tissues and organs. The thyroid gland‚ which is a part of the endocrine system‚ releases a hormone that maintains metabolism. This hormone is thyroxine. Thyroxine production is controlled by thyroid stimulating hormone‚ which is released by the pituitary gland. TSH stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine. In this experiment‚ the effects of TSH and thyoxine on metabolic rate

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    Chapter 45 Hormones and the Endocrine System PowerPoint Lectures for Biology‚ Seventh Edition Lectures by Ching-wei Luo Hormone (from the Greek horman‚ to excite) • Overview: The Body’s Long-Distance Regulators • Hormone definition: a chemical signal secreted into the circulatory system and communicates regulatory messages within the body • Hormones may reach all parts of the body But only certain types of cells (target cells) are equipped to respond Q Two systems act individually

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    there. However‚ the behavior can change which creates the contrast from heredity and such cases arise in the case of the changes in the hormonal balance in the body because of diet changes. The smallest of the endocrine gland which is located in the brain‚ is the pineal gland. The gland is responsible for when a person sleeps and wakes by releasing the hormone name melatonin. Genes which give us different heredity characteristics do have an effect on our behavior; but not on a single gene. Behaviors

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    The thyroid gland is the gland that makes and stores hormones that help regulate the heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ body temperature‚ and metabolism. Thyroid hormones are essential for the function of every cell in the body. They help regulate growth and the rate of chemical reactions in the body. Thyroid hormones also help children grow and develop. The thyroid gland is located in the lower part of the neck‚ below the Adam’s apple‚ wrapped around the trachea. It has the shape of a butterfly with two

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    There are many various conditions and diseases affecting the endocrine system. Here we will discuss several and describe the endocrine gland‚ hormone‚ target tissue‚ symptoms‚ causes‚ and treatment options. The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test is done to check for the hormone hCG in blood or urine (Staff‚ 2012). The hCG hormone is made during pregnancy by the placenta or can be abnormally made by certain tumors. The hCG test can be performed to test if a woman is pregnant or not‚ as part

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    behavior is influenced by heredity and hormones.   There are many parts to this‚ such as the endocrine system‚ glands that secrete hormones‚ genetics‚ behavior genetics‚ and evolutionary psychology.   The following is a closer look at the endocrine system and hormones.   The endocrine system works in conjunction with the nervous system using what is termed “chemical conversation.” The endocrine glands release substances referred to as hormones that are released into your bloodstream. Hormones

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    ever heard this or something like these? People say this when people are not acting “normal”. You can’t control your hormones no matter what people think. A hormone‚ according to Randy J. Nelson(2017)‚ is a “chemical messengers released from endocrine glands that travel through the blood system to influence the nervous system to regulate behaviors such as aggression‚ mating‚ and parenting of individuals.” In Romeo and Juliet many of the characters were overly aggressive and lustful. Hormones effect

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    The endocrine system The endocrine system is a collection of ductless glands which are positioned through the whole body. The endocrine glands pass their secretions of hormones directly into the blood stream so that they are always adjacent to blood vessels. Hormones are chemicals in the body produced and secreted in the body that regulate the function of a particular tissue or organ (Bing dictionary). These chemical messengers transfer information from one set of cells to another. Despite many

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    of Eric’s symptoms are hormonal‚ he is clearly having an endocrine gland problem. Cortisone‚ testosterone‚ and growth hormone levels are being affected‚ it is likely that he his having a hormonal problem within his anterior pituitary gland‚ because all three of these hormones are regulated by a horomone that this gland secretes. Cortisone is controlled by ACTH‚ testosterone by LH and FSH‚ and growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland itself. Not to mention‚ the thyroid is regulated by the thyroid-stimulating

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