9.3 The human endocrine system

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endocrine glands
ductless glands in animals which secrete hormones into the bloodstream
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tropic hormone
a hormone which brings about changes in growth patterns
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pituitary gland
the ‘master gland’ of the human body, the pituitary gland is responsible for the production of a number of hormones in the body and the coordination of hormone production in other glands
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control centre (hypothalamus)
the group of ganglia in the brain that release hormones that bring about the release or inhibition of hormones by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland