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Chemical Coordination and Integration

CBSE · Class 11 · Biology

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1. Endocrine System: Basic Ideas

  • Endocrine glands lack ducts and are therefore called ductless glands.
  • Hormones are non-nutrient chemicals which act as intercellular messengers and are produced in trace amounts.
  • Hormones are released into the blood and act on specific target tissues.
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2. Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

  • The hypothalamus is the basal part of the diencephalon in the forebrain.
  • Hypothalamic hormones are of two types: releasing hormones and inhibiting hormones.
  • Releasing hormones stimulate pituitary hormone secretion.
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3. Pineal, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Thymus

  • The pineal gland is located on the dorsal side of the forebrain.
  • Pineal secretes melatonin.
  • Melatonin regulates a 24-hour diurnal rhythm.
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4. Adrenal Gland

  • Each adrenal gland lies above a kidney.
  • The adrenal gland has an outer adrenal cortex and a central adrenal medulla.
  • The adrenal medulla secretes adrenaline and noradrenaline.

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Hormones are nonThe hypothalamus is the basal partThe pituitary gland lies inThe pineal gland is onThe thyroid gland has two lobes

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