{"id":416,"date":"2015-04-08T17:41:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T17:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/biology2xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=416"},"modified":"2024-04-26T01:36:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T01:36:48","slug":"why-it-matters-the-endocrine-system","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/chapter\/why-it-matters-the-endocrine-system\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: The Endocrine System","rendered":"Why It Matters: The Endocrine System"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Why describe the components and role of the endocrine system?<\/h2>\r\nThe endocrine system includes the glands of the body and the hormones that they produce. The nervous system controls the glands directly by stimulation. The glands of the endocrine system can also be controlled as by chemical receptors in the blood. The\u00a0endocrine system controls body processes through the production, secretion, and regulation of hormones, which serve as chemical \u201cmessengers\u201d functioning in cellular and organ activity and, ultimately, maintaining the body\u2019s homeostasis. The endocrine system plays a role in growth, metabolism, and sexual development. In humans, common endocrine system diseases include thyroid disease and diabetes mellitus. In organisms that undergo metamorphosis, the process is controlled by the endocrine system. The transformation from tadpole to frog, for example, is complex and nuanced to adapt to specific environments and ecological circumstances.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2724\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-2724\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/2017\/02\/07224714\/Figure_37_00_01abc-1024x229.jpg\" alt=\" Photo A shows a tadpole. Photo b shows a frog that has developed legs but still has the tail of a tadpole. Photo C shows a fully grown frog.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"229\" \/> Figure 1.\u00a0The process of amphibian metamorphosis, as seen in the tadpole-to-frog stages shown here, is driven by hormones. (credit \"tadpole\": modification of work by Brian Gratwicke)[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div id=\"post-2364\" class=\"type-1 post-2364 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify different types of hormones and explain the regulation of hormone production<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the two types of hormone receptors<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe how hormones regulate body processes<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the role of different glands in the endocrine system<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<h2>Why describe the components and role of the endocrine system?<\/h2>\n<p>The endocrine system includes the glands of the body and the hormones that they produce. The nervous system controls the glands directly by stimulation. The glands of the endocrine system can also be controlled as by chemical receptors in the blood. The\u00a0endocrine system controls body processes through the production, secretion, and regulation of hormones, which serve as chemical \u201cmessengers\u201d functioning in cellular and organ activity and, ultimately, maintaining the body\u2019s homeostasis. The endocrine system plays a role in growth, metabolism, and sexual development. In humans, common endocrine system diseases include thyroid disease and diabetes mellitus. In organisms that undergo metamorphosis, the process is controlled by the endocrine system. The transformation from tadpole to frog, for example, is complex and nuanced to adapt to specific environments and ecological circumstances.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2724\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2724\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2724\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/2017\/02\/07224714\/Figure_37_00_01abc-1024x229.jpg\" alt=\"Photo A shows a tadpole. Photo b shows a frog that has developed legs but still has the tail of a tadpole. Photo C shows a fully grown frog.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"229\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1.\u00a0The process of amphibian metamorphosis, as seen in the tadpole-to-frog stages shown here, is driven by hormones. (credit &#8220;tadpole&#8221;: modification of work by Brian Gratwicke)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2364\" class=\"type-1 post-2364 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify different types of hormones and explain the regulation of hormone production<\/li>\n<li>Describe the two types of hormone receptors<\/li>\n<li>Describe how hormones regulate body processes<\/li>\n<li>Describe the role of different glands in the endocrine system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-416\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Why It Matters: The Endocrine System. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Monisha Scott and Lumen Learning. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Biology 2e. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: OpenStax. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/185cbf87-c72e-48f5-b51e-f14f21b5eabd@10.8\">http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/185cbf87-c72e-48f5-b51e-f14f21b5eabd@10.8<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Access for free at https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/biology-2e\/pages\/1-introduction<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":17,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Biology 2e\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"OpenStax\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/185cbf87-c72e-48f5-b51e-f14f21b5eabd@10.8\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"Access for free at https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/biology-2e\/pages\/1-introduction\"},{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Why It Matters: The Endocrine System\",\"author\":\"Monisha Scott and Lumen Learning\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"b91c6980-a01d-42b9-9357-22677d1524d8","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-416","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3800,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8525,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/416\/revisions\/8525"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3800"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/416\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=416"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=416"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}