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How does the liver compare in size with other glands in the human body?
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Where is lyase found in the human body?
There are many lyase enzymes in the human body. Liver, kidney, brain, and other tissues.
What are Aprocrine glands?
Apocrine glands are the small coiled glands in human skin that we call sweat glands However they are not 'true' sweat glands as seen in the majority of animals but they are excretory glands that regulate fluid and mineral excretions. Other animals with apocrine glands functioning in the same manner as in human skin tend to have a common evolutionary past; they all lived in water for extended periods of time. Examples and further fun information can be researched using books such as the Descent of Woman by Elaine Morgan.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Morgan_%28writer%29
Where is lyases found in the body?
There are many lyase enzymes in the human body. Liver, kidney, brain, and other tissues.
Neurons communicate with other neurons and stimulate both?
muscles and glands.
What hormones affect the secretion of other endocrine glands?
Pituitary gland
What are the other parts of the digestive system?
Associated organs are salivary glands,Liver,Pancrease
Why liver is not part of alimentary canal?
Liver secreats bile juice.But liver gives this to gall bladder and gall bladder gives this to small intestine whereas other glands give juices directly to small intestine. Therefore liver is not a part of alimentary canal.
Which endocrine organs are purely endocrine?
Purely endocrine glands are anterior pituitary, thyroid, and parathyroid, adrenal glands and pineal. Pancreas, and Gonads have both endocrine and exocrine functions. There are many other hormone secreting peudoendocrine glands or organs, such as liver, stomach, placenta etc.
What is the target area for trophic hormones?
Trophic hormones are hormones released by the anterior pituitary and it targets many other hormones/glands such as thyroid, suprenal cortex, mammary glands, ovaries, liver, kidneys, mellanocytes etc... :)
Where is lyase found in the human body?
There are many lyase enzymes in the human body. Liver, kidney, brain, and other tissues.
What three organs of the digestive system does food not pass through How do each of these organs contribute to digestion?
The liver, pancreas, and salivary glands are all part the digestive system, but food doesn't pass through them. All three produce enzymes and chemicals that break up nutrients. The liver produces bile, the salivary glands produce saliva, and the pancreas a mix of enzymes. The liver and pancreas work with other systems as well.
How does heart rate affect the adrenal glands?
The heart rate in the human body doesn't actually affect the adrenal glands. Its the other way around. The adrenal glands affect the heart rate by rising the rate over what it actually should be.
What is the function of the human female breast not human mammary glands?
The function of the human female breast is primarily to produce and secrete milk for nourishing and feeding infants. It also plays a role in sexual arousal and attraction. The mammary glands within the breast are responsible for milk production.
Which of the glands produce hormones that act on other glands?
Endocrine glands
How do endocrine glands differ from other glands such as sweatglands?
Endocrine glands secrete into the bloodstream. in contrast, other glands secrete their products via ducts.
What glands signals other glands secret hormones?
The adrenal gland signals other glands to secrete hormones.
What are Aprocrine glands?
Apocrine glands are the small coiled glands in human skin that we call sweat glands However they are not 'true' sweat glands as seen in the majority of animals but they are excretory glands that regulate fluid and mineral excretions. Other animals with apocrine glands functioning in the same manner as in human skin tend to have a common evolutionary past; they all lived in water for extended periods of time. Examples and further fun information can be researched using books such as the Descent of Woman by Elaine Morgan.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Morgan_%28writer%29
