New answers tagged endocrinology
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You may not be able to feel or be aware of the actions of all endocrine glands at the time they occur.
The parathyroid gland secretes parathormone, which affects calcium absorption in the intestine, kidneys and bones, phosphate excretion in the kidneys and vitamin D production in the kidneys. I'm not sure if one can feel these actions or its consequences.
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Stress response has 2 main components:
Quick response, within minutes, is by the Sympathomedullary Pathway (SAM): hypothalamus > sympathetic nervous system > release of adrenaline and noradrenaline from the adrenal medulla > stimulation of the heart, dilation of the muscle arteries, constriction of the gut and skin arteries, glcogenolysis (the breakdown of ...
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