Natriuretic peptides (ANP and BNP) oppose the actions of the renin-angiotensin system and aldosterone on blood pressure. Secretion of glucocorticoids is under direct pituitary control through ACTH, and these hormones produce their effects after binding to intracellular or membrane glucocorticoid receptors...
The specialty of endocrinology encompasses the study of glands and the hormones they produce. The term "endocrine" was coined by Starling to contrast the actions of hormones secreted internally (endocrine) with those secreted externally (exocrine) or into a lumen, such as the gastrointestinal tract...
What hormones do the adrenal glands produce? What are their target cells?Zona Glomerulosa:The zona glomerulosa is the outer layer of the adrenal cortex of the adrenal gland. The Zona Glomerulosa releases aldosterone. Aldosterone causes the kidneys to increase the reabsorption of sodium a...
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...
Adrenal glands: Glands found at the top of the kidneys that produce, among other substances, the hormones responsible for managing stress, such as cortisol. They produce these hormones in response to the signals sent by the pituitary gland (via ACTH). Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development,...
Noun1.parathyroid gland- any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland parathyroid ductless gland,endocrine gland,endocrine- any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream ...
the products they manufacture (incretions, or hormones) are secreted into the blood or lymph and distributed with them throughout the body. Some glands selectively absorb from the blood certain end products of dissimilation, concentrate them, and excrete them, thus preventing intoxication of the ...
Target tissue: breasts and uterus What is the anterior pituitary gland and what hormones does it produce? Secretes hormones via 5 different types of cells composed of epithelial tissueHormones:1. Human growth hormone2. Thyroid stimulating hormone3. Follicle stimulating hormone4. Lutenizing hormone5....
The endocrine glands, or ductless glands, discharge their secretions (hormones) directly into the blood; they include the adrenal, pituitary, thyroid, and parathyroid glands, the islands of Langerhans in the pancreas, the gonads, the thymus, and the pineal body. The exocrine glands discharge ...
adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries, and testes. These glands produce hormones that travel through the bloodstream to target organs and tissues, where they exert their effects. The endocrine system works in close coordination with the nervous system to maintain homeostasis and regulate physiological funct...