ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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glands that produce hormones
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makes blood pump through the body
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lets you excrete waste from your body
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forms bones in your body
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Detailed explanation-1: -Endocrine glands, which are special groups of cells, make hormones. The major endocrine glands are the pituitary, pineal, thymus, thyroid, adrenal glands, and pancreas. In addition, men produce hormones in their testes and women produce them in their ovaries. Hormones are powerful.
Detailed explanation-2: -What Are Hormones? Hormones are molecules that are produced by endocrine glands, including the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, adrenal glands, gonads, (i.e., testes and ovaries), thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, and pancreas (see figure 1).
Detailed explanation-3: -Over 50 hormones have been identified in humans and other verterbrates. Hormones control or regulate many biological processes and are often produced in exceptionally low amounts within the body.