Once, I thought endocrinology was a woman's problem and a woman's patent. Endocrine gives people a very mysterious feeling.
Now let's understand what endocrine is. What is the endocrine system? What is a hormone?
pituitary gland
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Endocrine is the endocrine glands and tissues that can secrete hormones in everyone, regardless of gender.
Endocrine system is a whole system composed of all endocrine glands and endocrine tissues in the body. Including endocrine glands, endocrine tissues and endocrine cells.
Endocrine system is another important functional regulation system besides nervous system.
The growth and development of the whole body, various biochemical reactions, metabolism, the performance of various tissues and organs functions, etc., that is, all manifestations of human existence, and the existence of our life cannot be separated from the regulation of the endocrine system, which is managed and regulated by the nervous system and endocrine system.
Endocrine glands are directly or indirectly regulated by the central nervous system, which can be said to be an extension of the central nervous system.
adrenal glands
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The endocrine system can be divided into:
One: the main endocrine gland. That is, glands with relatively independent morphology and structure are also called exocrine glands.
Such as pituitary gland, pineal gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, thymus gland, adrenal gland, ovary and testis.
Two: scattered endocrine cells. Such as endocrine cells in the intestine, stomach and kidney.
3. Cells with endocrine function, such as nerve cells in hypothalamus.
pancreas
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Endocrine is the commander-in-chief of qi, blood, energy and oxygen in the human body, and it is a system to regulate the distribution of resources in the body.
Blood sugar level, blood pressure level, heartbeat speed, energy release speed, metabolic level, more blood flowing to that tissue part, less blood flowing to that tissue part, etc., are all completed under the control and regulation of endocrine.