Introduction and Guide | Contributors | Hypertextbook Menu | Glossary & Index Fundamental Concepts in Endocrinology Hormones, Receptors and Control Systems Mechanisms of Hormone Action A Tour of the Endocrine System Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Adrenal Glands Endocrine Pancreas Gastrointestinal Hormones Other Endocrine Tissues and Hormones Endocrine Regulation ...

The glands in the endocrine system and the hormones they secrete influence practically every cell, organ, and function of our bodies. As the body's chemical messengers, hormones transfer information and instructions from one set of cells to another.

Endocrine System 1996 University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology The Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal Cortex Thyroid Gonads And all by themselves... Parathyroids Adrenal Medulla Pancreas (Islets of Langerhans) Pineal ...