An Overview of the Endocrine System

Understand your endocrine system

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

immune system Overview The glands that make up the endocrine system produce chemical messengers called hormones that travel through the blood to other parts

excretory system Endocrine system function The endocrine system is made up of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal