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Hormones are chemical messengers
that are responsible for regulation.
What is a They are secreted into body fluids,
hormone and mainly blood. It has specific actions
how does it act? on target tissues, which are any
tissue that has specific receptors for
that particular hormone.
a secretion that enters interstitial
What is a
fluid but affects only neighboring
paracrine gland?
cells
What is an A secretion that only affects the
autocrine gland? secreting cell.
What is an A gland that secretes a substance (a
endocrine hormone) into the bloodstream and
gland? act on target cells
What is an A ducted gland that produces a
exocrine gland? secretion onto a body surface.
Where is the mediastinum; behind the sternum
thymus located?
, Where is the center of brain
pineal gland
located?
Where are the abdomen; pelvic
reproductive
organs located?
Where is the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone;
pituitary gland base of the brain
located?
Where are the on top of each kidney
adrenal glands
located?
Where is the posterior to the stomach
pancreas
located?
What are the two Sex hormones and adrenal cortex
steroid hormones; estrogen and
hormones? testosterone