tailieunhanh - Lecture Human anatomy (6/e): Chapter 19 - Martini, Timmons, Tallitsch

Chapter 19 - The endocrine system. After completing this chapter, you should be able to do the following: Compare and contrast the basic organization and functions of the endocrine system and the nervous system; define a hormone, compare and contrast the major chemical classes of hormones, and explain how hormones control their target cells. | C h a p t e r 19 The Endocrine System PowerPoint Lecture Slides prepared by Jason LaPres North Harris College Houston Texas Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Introduction The nervous system and endocrine system work together to monitor and adjust physiological activities. In general the nervous system performs shortterm crisis management and the endocrine system regulates longer-term ongoing metabolic processes. Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings An Overview of the Endocrine System Endocrine system includes all of the endocrine cells and tissues of the body. Endocrine cells are glandular secretory cells that release hormones. Hormones are organized into four groups based on chemical structure Amino acid derivatives Peptide hormones Steroid hormones Eicosanoids Copyright 2009 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Pearson Benjamin .