MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The chemical product of an endocrine gland is called a hormone. Hormones turn on, turn off, speed up, or slow down the activities of different organs and tissues. You can think of a hormone as a chemical messenger. Hormones are carried throughout the body by the blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Endocrine glands-secrete chemical substances called hormones directly into the bloodstream for transport to target tissues. There are more than 20 steroid hormones in the body, ie. cortisol, cortisone, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) Luteinising hormone (LH) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Prolactin (PRL) Growth hormone (GH) Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)