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11. Name the components of the Endocrine system
Transcribed Image Text:Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine Vermiform Appendix Rectum Liver Gallbladder Spleen Axillary Lymph nodes Urinary bladder Ureters kidneys Prostate gland Urethra Mammary glands Abdominal Aorta Superior Vena Cava Inferior Vena Cava 11. Name the components of the Endocrine system
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A network of organs and glands that is localized all over the body is called an “endocrine system”. Hypothalamus, adrenal gland, ovaries, pituitary, thyroid glands, pancreas are some human glands. A signaling molecule that is discharged by a certain endocrine gland into the bloodstream directly is called hormone. 

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