ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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chemical messages released by glands in the endocrine system
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impulses that travel to neurons and deliver messages
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muscles in the intestines that cause peristalsis
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tissues in the endocrine system that send chemical messages
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hormones act as chemical messengers that are released into the blood stream to act on an organ in another part of the body. Although hormones reach all parts of the body, only target cells with compatible receptors are equipped to respond. Over 50 hormones have been identified in humans and other verterbrates.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hormone are chemical substances which are used for transmitting messages from one part of the body to other. These chemicals regulate the body metabolism and act as messengers. So they are referred as chemical messengers.