We call some of them endocrine hormones, where they really get into the bloodstream and work at a far distance. And we'll give some examples with your diagram right there in just a minute.

Like the nervous system, the endocrine system is a regulatory system. However, instead of using electrical impulses for signaling, it produces and uses chemical signals called hormones, which travel …

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An intermediate quiz about the endocrine system

Welcome to the Endocrine System. Get ready to learn about one of the most important ways that our body parts communicate! By Ryan Patton.

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Let's explore how hormones work and contrast it with the nervous system. Created by Mahesh Shenoy.

You can’t really point to any single organ as “the endocrine system,” because they’re actually a family of glands that secrete hormones into the body. Hormones travel through the bloodstream to interact …