Endocrine disorders

Endocrine disorders: Types, causes and symptoms

Endocrine disorders are caused if the hormone levels are too high or too low, or if your body doesn’t respond to hormones in the expected way.

Endocrine System

Endocrine System: Pituitary Gland diagram showing the two lobes of Pituitary gland

Endocrine System consists of ductless glands that control, communicate, coordinate and integrate various functions of all the body organs by secretions of chemical messenger called hormones.

Nervous System

Diagrammatic structure of Neuron

The system that controls and coordinates all the activities of various body parts in response to external and internal stimuli by the conduction of nerve impulses is called nervous system.

Health Organizations

World Health Organization

The two most important international health organizations are –: WHO (World Health Organization) and Red Cross

Hepatic portal System

Hepatic Portal System diagram

All the portal veins that carry their contents into liver collectively constitute the Hepatic Portal System.

Human Excretory System

L.S. of Kidney of Man

The process of removal of chemical waste (mainly nitrogenous) from the body is known as excretion and the organ system involved is called Excretory System.

Blood vessels

Difference between arteries and veins

Blood vessels are highly branched tubes through which blood circulates from the heart to all parts of the body.

Human Population

Human Population

Population may be defined as a group of organisms belonging to one species which occupy a given area at a given time.

Blood Group

Types of Blood Groups

Blood group, also known as blood type, is a group of types of blood based on the presence and absence of blood group antigens in the surface (membrane) of the RBCs, and antibodies on the plasma.

Blood

Composition of Blood

Blood is defined as specialized connective tissue containing homogenous fluid composed of liquid substance known as plasma and the formed elements RBCs , WBCs and the platelets.