Transcription of The Endocrine System
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Long with the nervous System , the Endocrine , or hormonal , System is the primary regula-tory mechanism for virtually the entirehuman body. Hormones are chemicalmessengers that control and coordi-nate the function of tissues and hormone is secreted from a partic-ulargland and distributed throughoutthe body to act on different are released as a resultof nerve impulses or in response tospecific physiological or biochemicalevents. Following their release, hor-mones instigate a cascade of reactionswithin the body, the end result ofwhich can include synthesis and re-lease of enzymes and changes in cellmembranes. Highly sensitive feed-back mechanisms reduce or increasethe amount of different hormonesbeing released at any given effects of alcohol on endocrinefunction are multiple and variables, including the type,length, and pattern of alcohol expo-sure; level of intoxication; and coex-isting medical problems, such asmalnutrition and liver dysfunction,must be considered when assessingthe impact of alcohol on hormonalstatus.
the endocrine, or hormonal, system is the primary regula-tory mechanism for virtually the entire human body. Hormones are chemical messengers that control and coordi-nate the function of tissues and organs. Each hormone is secreted from a partic-ular gland and distributed throughout the body to act on different tissues. Hormones are released as ...
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