Endocrine glands secrete hormones into the blood, which carries them to a particular organ. What is that organ called?
Target site
Target site is correct.
Endocrine glands are ductless glands. They release their hormones directly into the blood, which carries them throughout the body.
A hormone acts only on the particular organ or tissue whose cells carry receptors for it; this organ is called the target site or target organ.
For example, thyroid-stimulating hormone from the pituitary acts on the thyroid gland, and insulin from the pancreas acts on the liver and muscles. Hormonal site, blood site and endocrine site are not the accepted terms.
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1. It is caused by the oversecretion of insulin by pancreas.
2. The glucose level increases in the blood.
3. The patient urinates frequently, loses weight and becomes lethargic.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
