AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Endocrine glands release hormones into the bloodstream. This lets the hormones travel to cells in other parts of the body. The endocrine hormones help control mood, growth and development, the way our organs work, metabolism, and reproduction. The endocrine system regulates how much of each hormone is released.

Detailed explanation-2: -Endocrine glands are ductless glands and release the substances that they make (hormones) directly into the bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-3: -The secretory products of endocrine glands are called hormones and are secreted directly into the blood and then carried throughout the body where they influence only those cells that have receptor sites for that hormone.

Detailed explanation-4: -They’re called ductless glands. Endocrine glands are part of your endocrine system, and they secrete hormones. Examples of endocrine glands include your pituitary gland, thyroid gland and adrenal glands.

Detailed explanation-5: -human endocrine system, group of ductless glands that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones.