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How are sweat and tear glands different from endocrine glands?
Sweat and tear glands are exocrine glands that release their secretions through ducts onto the body's surface, while endocrine glands release hormones directly into the bloodstream. Sweat and tear glands help regulate body temperature and protect the eyes, whereas endocrine glands regulate various physiological processes and maintain homeostasis in the body.
What are exocrine gland?
The word exocrine is used in contrast to the endocrine glands. Endocrine glands pour their secretions in the blood stream. The exocrine glands pour their secretions in the tubular organs nearby, in most cases.
What do you call the secretions of the ductless glands?
You call them hormones. Hormones are poured in the blood. They are transported by blood to give effect at some distant place in your body.
What is the function of the neurohypophysis?
Regulate the secretions of the anterior pituitary and, by this means, regulate the secretions of other endocrine glands
The chemical secretions of the endocrine glands are called?
i think is hormones
What are glands that release their secretions directly into the body fluids and help regulate metabolic processes?
endocrine glands
What is the medical term meaning specialist in the treatment of glands and hormones?
Endocrinology.http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/endocrinologyEndocrinologyEndocrinologyEndocrinologyEndocrinology is the study of the endocrine system, which produces hormones.Endocrinology is the study of glands that secrete hormones.EndocrinologyEndocrinolgyEndocrinology. Unless you meant the glands use in plumbing and boats . . .Endocrinology.Endocrinology is the study of the body's glands and the hormones they secrete.EndocrinologyEndocrinologyEndorinology is the study of endocrine glands and their secretions.
What factors make assessment of the endocrine system difficult?
The biggest factor that makes assessing the endocrine system challenging is that the endocrine glands are all internal. It can be hard to examine internal organs and glands, and even harder to measure their secretions.
What is the difference between a duct gland and an endocrine gland?
this involves the two chief kinds of glands ---endocrine glands and exocrine glands,endocrine glands release secretions into the blood where it doesn't need to pass to a tubelike or ducts,"in my own words internal delivery of wastes''.while exocrine glands discharge secretions into small ducts or tubes.the ducts lead to the outer layer of the skin and eyes or the interior surfaces of such organs as the stomach and small intestine.
Is a ceruminous gland an endocrine or exocrine gland?
Exocrine glands are any glands that deposit their secretions through a duct onto a body surface. Because sweat is deposited onto the surface of our skin it would be considered an exocrine gland. Endocrine glands secrete directly into our bloodstream.
Is Endocrine and exocrine glands both secrete their products through ducts?
No. Exocrine glands have tubes (ducts) leading from them to some other body part or cavity. Endocrine glands are ductless and secrete their substances.... mostly hormones..... into the intercellular space and these hormones are then picked up by the bloodstream and transported throughout the body to where they are needed.
What are glands that secrete hormones into the blood called?
endocrine glands
