endocrine system

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hormones

-chemicals that enable communication between the nervous system, the endocrine system, and all of the other body systems

-released by glands and is carried in the bloodstream to all the cells in the body & act on target cells

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gland

structure that releases, chemicals/hormones directly into the blood

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feedback mechanisms

-controlled by hormones to maintain homeostasis

-positive and negative

-receptor: part that detects a change in homeostasis

-Control center: Activates the effector

-effector: generates the corrective response

-response:The outcome that returns the system to homeostasis

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negative feedback loop

-when the responses of a system turns off a system

-ex: temp rises—> start sweating—> sweat evaporates—> body cools down—> stop sweating

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negative feedback loop

-when the responses of a system turns off a system

-ex: temp rises—> start sweating—> sweat evaporates—> body cools down—> stop sweating