BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS
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endocrine
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reproductive
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nervous
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muscular
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Detailed explanation-1: -The endocrine system is made up of glands that make hormones. Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers. They carry information and instructions from one set of cells to another. The endocrine (EN-duh-krin) system influences almost every cell, organ, and function of our bodies.
Detailed explanation-2: -(EN-doh-krin SIS-tem) The glands and organs that make hormones and release them directly into the blood so they can travel to tissues and organs all over the body. The hormones released by the endocrine system control many important functions in the body, including growth and development, metabolism, and reproduction.
Detailed explanation-3: -The endocrine system is responsible for many amazing processes: growth, sexual development, the fight or flight response to danger, and maintaining cellular energy and blood sugar levels.
Detailed explanation-4: -The pituitary hormones include adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); gonadotropins; thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), also called thyrotropin; growth hormone (GH); and prolactin. The first three of those hormones-ACTH, gonadotropins, and TSH-act on other glands.