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Endocrine Organ: this is an organ which secretes a chemical messenger or hormone directly into the blood. (c.f. an exocrine organ.) Endocrine organs make hormones.
Target Organ: this is any organ which is affected by a hormone. Almost every organ in the body is affected by one or more hormones. Target organs ar controlled by hormones.
Hypothalamus: this is a region at the base of the brain which monitors the conditions of your blood. It measures how much water, salts, bicarbonate ions and sugar is present; it also measures blood temperature. The hypothalamus helps to control the pituitary gland.
Pituitary Gland: this is the Master Endocrine Gland. It secretes hormones which control other endocrine glands.
Homeostasis: this is the mechanism for keeping your internal conditions constant. Blood sugar control is one example of homeostasis/a homeostatic mechanism. The other important ones are: osmoregulation, & thermoregulation.
Negative feedback: this is exactly the opposite of positive feedback! Another page in this Web Site to explain it. It is a switching off mechanism.
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