Introduction to Endocrinology
Fundamental questions about growth and development of being a
child to adult can now be more understand. Let us learn and explore more as we
study endocrinology to find out the answers to our questions.
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When you here the word Endocrinology what comes to your mind?
uhhmm Me, when I here the word Endocrinology the first thing that comes into my
mind is endocrine system. As we all know. There are two major system
responsible in giving an Information to our body: our endocrine system
and the nervous system. Together, they regulate and coordinate all the
activities in our body structures. From this, Modern medical guide defines
Endocrinology as a branch of medicine that deals with our endocrine glands,
different diseases that affects the action of other glands, its specific
secretions and the substance they secrete, most likely known as hormones.
Hormone as mentioned above serves as our chemical messenger in the body
that would help to stimulate many other body activities which is carried out without
our consciousness or thought. These may affect our body’s function such as
Growth, metabolism, tissue maturation, reproductive function and so on.
In many cases, a disease of one endocrine glands may affect the
action of other glands. This may usually either overproduction or
underproduction of hormones, and in most cases the disease may not be treated
or even detected as simply of many other organs.
An example of a picture above has a disorder that is related to
overproduction of hormones ACTH in the pituitary which is called the Cushing’s
Syndrome. These are rare and more common among females and usually has a
symptoms of being obese, muscular weakness and atrophic changes in the skin to
name a few.
Still, there are alot of associated disease related to our endocrine glands. Hopefully as we go along to the discussion to the world of endocrinology, we would learn more about these diseases. Thank you in taking time to read my first ever article! SEE YAH in the NEXT ONE!! ^_^
Still, there are alot of associated disease related to our endocrine glands. Hopefully as we go along to the discussion to the world of endocrinology, we would learn more about these diseases. Thank you in taking time to read my first ever article! SEE YAH in the NEXT ONE!! ^_^
References:
Harold Shryock, M.D., Modern Medical Guide
Donald Calbreath, Clinical Chemistry A Fundamental Textbook
Seeley et.al, Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, 5th
edition
