Both the endocrine and nervous systems use chemical signals to communicate and regulate the body’s physiology. The endocrine system releases hormones that act on target cells to regulate development, growth, energy metabolism, reproduction, and many behaviors. The nervous system releases neurotransmitters...
ductless gland,endocrine gland,endocrine- any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream acinus- one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Far...
Hormones that are secreted by one endocrine gland and control the activities of another endocrine glands are called: View Solution Prepare a table having two columns depicting names of endocrine glands and hormones secreted by them. View Solution The correct set of a single endocrine gland hormone...
The apocrine glands secrete a viscous, oily substance, that is yellow in color, and has an acrid odor. This secretion is produced in response to the presence of bacterial decomposition. Apocrine sweat glands are controlled by sex hormones and therefore only become active at puberty. In contrast...
Book series 2010, Vitamins & HormonesShogo Matsumoto, ... J. Joe Hull Chapter Lepidoptera: Female sex pheromone biosynthesis and its hormonal regulation 2.8.1 Target tissue In most moth species the pheromone gland is located as the intersegmental cuticle between the eighth and ninth abdominal segme...
In addition, chromaffin and other neuroendocrine cells are found individually and in small clusters throughout the body. See: illustration; table The hormones produced by endocrine cells regulate the body's salt, water, mineral, and glucose levels; they adjust the body's metabolic balances, ...
The breasts in elderly women are usually small because of the decrease in fat and the atrophy of glandular tissue. Gynecomastia Gynecomastia is swelling of the breast tissue in boys or men, caused by an imbalance of the hormones estrogen and testosterone. Slight temporary enlargement of the ...
Here is a left adrenal metastasis from small cell lung cancer that was pushing up into the spleen. Primary carcinoma: Adrenal carcinoma is unusual and may or may not secrete hormones. Patients may only have weight loss and anorexia. Here is an example....
Enteroendocrine cells secrete hormones that influence gut function. Some have a free apical surface while others do not contact the gut lumen. Their secretory granules are accumulated in the basal cytoplasm, since these cells exocytose their secretory product through the basal membrane. Gastrin, a ...
0.002 0.126 Both <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.792 0.007 0.003 Table 2. Phylogenetical signals (Pagel's λ and Blomberg's K) and results of ancestral state reconstructions of follicular epidermal gland (FG) location, calculated for all squamates, and for lizards, and lizard subclades separately. ...