Talk:Endocrine system
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[edit] organ // or // specialized group of cells?
are both correct?
[edit] Thymus?
The thymus was in the illustration, but wasn't in the list, so I added it... does its prominence in the immune system preclude its inclusion here? Pjrich 23:34, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
- No, it has nolog aon to www.yahoo.com/endocrine or call rachel function. JFW | T@lk 07:37, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] If a women has a penis she is a transexual.
Does this disorder cause abnormal amounts of facial hair on the face of a woman? My wife suffers from this and has an appointment at a Endiocrine clinic and wants to know what it is and the cure if any.
- Hirsutism. Requires a basic hormonal workup (blood tests). If those are normal, topical treatment (e.g. with eflornithine) may be considered. If abnormal, the cause may need to be corrected (e.g. weight loss and/or metformin for PCOS). JFW | T@lk 22:33, 24 January 2006
[edit] biggest endocrine gland
What is the biggest endocrine gland?
Pancreas with toe nail
[edit] Diffusion Endocrine System
Why is it blank? And why hasn't it been edited yet?
[edit] Big errors,this article is of no use
I'm a medical student, no doctor or endocrinologist,, but my knowledge from studying from books is enough for me to notice that this article is full of errors. Correct me if I'm wrong if someone is an expert in this field and please state why my manuals are different from what the author of this article claims.
The introductary already contains alot of false infromation.
The endocrine system is a control system of ductless glands (WRONG: there are many diffuse endocrine glands reffered to as endocrine tissue also belonging to this system) that secrete chemical "instant messengers" (WRONG: Instant is far from the truth, nervous signals is reffered to as the fast controling system of the body, the endocrine system is the contrary, sure some hormones like ephedrine act quickly in a matter of seconds but others ex. growth hormone can require days or even weeks for it's effects to become noticible) called hormones that circulate within the body via the bloodstream to affect distant cells within specific organs (WRONG: some hormoes effect every cell in the body for example Thyroxine. Hormones can act locally to, remember endocrine only means that the glands don't have ducts, many cells are endocrine cells that effect nearbycells with hormones never enetering the bloodstream) Endocrine glands secrete their products immediately into the blood or interstitial fluid, without storage of the chemical(WRONG: for the products to be able to be immediatly released (synthesis from scratch is not a "instant" process") most of the are stored awaiting relase, ex. Norephinephrine resides in vesicles awaiting release). Hormones act as "messengers," and are carried by the bloodstream to different cells in the body, which interpret these messages and act on them. Typical endocrine glands are pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands, but not exocrine glands such as salivary glands, sweat glands and glands within the gastrointestinal tract (WRONG: enteroendocrine cells are present in the gastrointestinal tract). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.99.20.132 (talk • contribs).
- Great. Could you do us a favor and rewrite the article including citations to the manuals you already have handy? :) That's what wikipedia is all about: users continually improving articles when they have access to better information. --Robb0995 07:43, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
