Eastlake High School Library: Body Systems: Endocrine System

Gale and Britannica School Reference

The Endocrine System by Kara Rogers (Editor); Britannica Educational Publishing Staff
ISBN: 9781615307319
Publication Date: 2011-12-15
The endocrine system, comprised of a number of hormone-secreting glands, is vital to the functioning of the human body. In addition to its role in reproductive activity, the endocrine system regulates tissue growth, responses to injury and stress, and helps maintain necessary levels of chemicals throughout the body. This detailed volume carefully examines the major glands of the endocrine system as well as the consequences of its dysfunction and disorder.

Endocrine System
The endocrine system, a network of nine glands and over 100 hormones, is the human body's group of specialized organs and tissues that produce, store, and secrete chemical hormones, maintaining and regulating numerous events throughout the body. Endocrine system glands include the pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroids, thymus, pancreas, adrenals, and ovaries or testes: in addition, the hypothalamus, in the brain, regulates the release of pituitary hormones.

Human Endocrine System. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 28 Mar 2014. http://quest.eb.com/images/118_828214