Planes of the Human Body | Definition, Anatomy & Diagram5:06 Ch 5.Respiratory System Ch 6.The Human Cardiovascular System - Blood... Ch 7.The Human Cardiovascular System -... Ch 8.Digestive System Ch 9.Urinary System Ch 10.The Endocrine System ...
Motor function: Control the movement of muscles and glands Of the twelve cranial nerves, there are four major nerves that control function in the face and mouth, primarily concerning taste, chewing, and swallowing: Cranial Nerve V (five) Trigeminal nerve: translates sensory information in the ...
In the introduction of this lesson, it was said that ovaries are endocrine organs. Endocrine organs are hormone-producing organs that are a part of the neuroendocrine system, which includes the hypothalamus and pituitary glands in the brain. Endocrine organs do not function independently but instead...
Hormones are the chemicals produced by endocrine glands that carry messages from your blood to your skin, organs, tissues, and other muscles to coordinate different functions of the body. Hormones can be divided into steroids, peptides, and tyrosine derivatives that may work either on intracellular...
Endocrine system, any of the systems found in animals for the production of hormones, substances that regulate the functioning of the organism. Such a system may range, at its simplest, from the neurosecretory, involving one or more centres in the nervou
The human body is the physical substance of the human organism. Characteristic of the vertebrate form, the human body has an internal skeleton with a backbone, and, as with the mammalian form, it has hair and mammary glands. Learn more about the composit
Such a system may range, at its simplest, from the neurosecretory, involving one or more centres in the nervous system, to the complex array of glands found in the human endocrine system. Comparative endocrinologists investigate the evolution of endocrine systems and the role of these systems in...
Typically, a gland consists of either cuboidal or columnar epithelium resting on a basement membrane and is surrounded by a plexus, or meshwork, of blood vessels. Endocrine, or ductless, glands (e.g., pituitary, thyroid, adrenal) secrete substances known as hormones directly into the bloodstream...
Human anatomy and physiology are treated in many different articles. For detailed discussions of specific tissues, organs, and systems, see human blood; cardiovascular system; human digestive system; human endocrine system; renal system; skin; human muscle system; nervous system; human reproductive sys...