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Endocrine System
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Biology Mind Map on Endocrine System, created by Aaron Jones on 01/02/2017.
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Endocrine System
Anatomy
Hyptothalamus
Forms floor and walls of brain 3rd ventricle
Regulates primitive functions: water balance, thermoregulation, etc.
Many functions carried out via pituitary gland
Pituitary Gland (Hypophysis)
Suspended from hypothalamus floor by stalk (infundibulum)
Anterior Pituitary
"Adenohypophysis" 3/4 of pituitary
Liked to hypothalamus via "hypophyseal portal system"
Network of "primary capillaries"
Group of small "portal venules"
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Luteinizing Hormone
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Prolactin
Growth Hormone
Posterior Pituitary
Composed of nervous tissue
Signals through hypothalamus-hypopheseal tract
Hormones are produced in hypothalamic neurons and move down via axoplasmic flow
Stored in nerve endings until signal triggers release
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