{"id":4924,"date":"2021-02-26T17:39:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T17:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/part\/chapter-18-the-endocrine-system\/"},"modified":"2021-03-04T00:07:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T00:07:55","slug":"chapter-18-the-endocrine-system","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/part\/chapter-18-the-endocrine-system\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 18. The Endocrine System","rendered":"Chapter 18. The Endocrine System"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"id792087\" class=\"chapter\" title=\"Chapter 37. The Endocrine System\">\n<div class=\"titlepage\">\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1216\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2015\/03\/Figure_37_00_01abc.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-1216\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2015\/10\/Figure_37_00_01abc-1024x229-1.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 37.1. The process of amphibian metamorphosis, as seen in the tadpole-to-frog stages shown here, is driven by hormones. (credit &quot;tadpole&quot;: modification of work by Brian Gratwicke)\" width=\"600\" height=\"134\"><\/a> Figure 18.1. <br>The process of amphibian metamorphosis, as seen in the tadpole-to-frog stages shown here, is driven by hormones. (credit \"tadpole\": modification of work by Brian Gratwicke)[\/caption]\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m44765\" class=\"introduction\">\n<div id=\"m44765-fig-ch37_00_01\" class=\"figure splash\" title=\"Figure 37.1. \">\n<h3 class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Introduction<\/h3>\n<span id=\"m44765-fs-idm79589648\"> <\/span>An animal\u2019s endocrine system controls body processes through the production, secretion, and regulation of hormones, which serve as chemical \u201cmessengers\u201d functioning in cellular and organ activity and, ultimately, maintaining the body\u2019s homeostasis. The endocrine system plays a role in growth, metabolism, and sexual development. In humans, common endocrine system diseases include thyroid disease and diabetes mellitus. In organisms that undergo metamorphosis, the process is controlled by the endocrine system. The transformation from tadpole to frog, for example, is complex and nuanced to adapt to specific environments and ecological circumstances.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div id=\"id792087\" class=\"chapter\" title=\"Chapter 37. The Endocrine System\">\n<div class=\"titlepage\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1216\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2015\/03\/Figure_37_00_01abc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1216\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2015\/10\/Figure_37_00_01abc-1024x229-1.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 37.1. The process of amphibian metamorphosis, as seen in the tadpole-to-frog stages shown here, is driven by hormones. (credit &quot;tadpole&quot;: modification of work by Brian Gratwicke)\" width=\"600\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 18.1. <br \/>The process of amphibian metamorphosis, as seen in the tadpole-to-frog stages shown here, is driven by hormones. (credit &#8220;tadpole&#8221;: modification of work by Brian Gratwicke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m44765\" class=\"introduction\">\n<div id=\"m44765-fig-ch37_00_01\" class=\"figure splash\" title=\"Figure 37.1.\">\n<h3 class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Introduction<\/h3>\n<p><span id=\"m44765-fs-idm79589648\"> <\/span>An animal\u2019s endocrine system controls body processes through the production, secretion, and regulation of hormones, which serve as chemical \u201cmessengers\u201d functioning in cellular and organ activity and, ultimately, maintaining the body\u2019s homeostasis. The endocrine system plays a role in growth, metabolism, and sexual development. In humans, common endocrine system diseases include thyroid disease and diabetes mellitus. In organisms that undergo metamorphosis, the process is controlled by the endocrine system. The transformation from tadpole to frog, for example, is complex and nuanced to adapt to specific environments and ecological circumstances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":23,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-4924","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/4924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/4924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4925,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/4924\/revisions\/4925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=4924"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=4924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}