concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: endocrine system

endocrine glands
type: Concept
broader: endocrine system

endocrine system
type: Concept
broader: human body parts
definition: A system of ductless glands, integrated within the central nervous system, which regulate the secretion of hormones. The major glands that form the endocrine system are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pineal, and sex glands (ovaries in females and testes in males). [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Endocrine System]
narrower: endocrine glands

human body parts
type: Concept
narrower: endocrine system