ActivityDirection: Answer the following question.1. What is the Endocrine system?2. Define Hyperthyroidism and explain whyone of its symptoms is weight loss.3. What is the primary role of theparathyroid gland?4. How do hormones differ from the nervoussystem?5. How many hormones are secreted by theanterior lobe of the pituitary gland?

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1. What is the Endocrine system? 2. Define Hyperthyroidism and explain why one of its symptoms is weight loss. 3. What is the primary role of the parathyroid gland?