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| 6695977620 | Endocrine system | Secretes hormones into blood from ductless glands that coordinate slower but longer-acting responses | 0 | |
| 6695977621 | Paracrine | Signals act on cells near the secreting cell | 1 | |
| 6695977622 | Local regulators | Chemical signals that travel over short distances due to diffusion | 2 | |
| 6695977623 | Autocrine | Signals act on the secreting cell itself (usually for apoptosis) | 3 | |
| 6695977624 | Pheromones | Chemical signals that are released from the body and are used to communicate with other individuals | 4 | |
| 6695977625 | Hypothalamus | What gland is this? |  | 5 |
| 6695977626 | Pineal | What gland is this? |  | 6 |
| 6695977627 | Pituitary | What gland is this? |  | 7 |
| 6695977628 | Thyroid | What gland is this? |  | 8 |
| 6695977629 | Parathyroid | What gland is this? |  | 9 |
| 6695977630 | Adrenal | What gland is this? |  | 10 |
| 6695977631 | Pancreas | What gland is this? |  | 11 |
| 6695977632 | Kidney | What gland is this? |  | 12 |
| 6695977633 | Ovaries | What gland is this? |  | 13 |
| 6695977634 | Thymus | What gland is this? |  | 14 |
| 6695977635 | Heart | What gland is this? |  | 15 |
| 6695977636 | Liver | What gland is this? |  | 16 |
| 6695977637 | Stomach | What gland is this? |  | 17 |
| 6695977638 | Small intestine | What gland is this? |  | 18 |
| 6695977639 | Type I diabetes mellitus | An autoimmune disorder in which the immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells (usually develops while you're young) | 19 | |
| 6695977640 | Type II diabetes mellitus | Involves insulin deficiency or reduced response of target cells due to change in insulin receptors (due to being overweight and not exercising) | 20 | |
| 6695995259 | Signal Transduction | The linkage of mechanical, chemical, or electromagnetic stimulus to a specific cellular response | 21 | |
| 6696013441 | Hormone | A regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action. | 22 | |
| 6696029175 | Prostaglandins | Any of a group of cyclic fatty acid compounds with varying hormonelike effects. | 23 | |
| 6696060141 | Neurohormones | A hormone produced by nerve cells and secreted into the circulation. | 24 | |
| 6696068328 | Epinephrine | A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in conditions of stress. | 25 | |
| 6696090766 | Negative Feedback | The diminution or counteraction of an effect by its own influence on the process giving rise to it, as when a high level of a particular hormone in the blood may inhibit further secretion of that hormone, or where the result of a certain action may inhibit further performance of that action. | 26 | |
| 6696101805 | Islets of Langerhans | Groups of pancreatic cells secreting insulin and glucagon. | 27 | |
| 6696113341 | Posterior pituitary | A small gland in the head called the master gland that secretes the hormone oxytocin which increases uterine contractions and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which increases reabsorption of water by the tubules of the kidney. | 28 | |
| 6696141479 | Anterior pituitary | is the glandular, anterior lobe in the pituitary gland that regulates several physiological processes including stress, growth, reproduction and lactation | 29 | |
| 6696171271 | Tropic hormone | Any hormone the regulates the function of endocrine cells or glands. | 30 | |
| 6696184372 | Growth Hormone | Any hormone that stimulates growth through tropic and nontropic effects. | 31 | |
| 6696223250 | Cortiocosteroids | Any of a group of steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex or made synthetically. | 32 | |
| 6696240426 | Glucocorticoids | Any of a group of corticosteroids (e.g., hydrocortisone) that are involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats and have anti-inflammatory activity. | 33 | |
| 6696255460 | Mineralocorticoids | A corticosteroid, such as aldosterone, that is involved with maintaining the salt balance in the body. | 34 | |
| 6696272177 | Melatonin | A hormone that regulates functions relates to light and to seasons marked by changes in day light, ultimately affecting the biological clock of the organism. | 35 | |
| 6696292596 | Progestins | Hormones that prepare and maintain tissues of the uterus. | 36 | |
| 6696301723 | Estrogens | Hormones that are formally responsible for the maintenance of the female reproductive system. | 37 |
