Claude Monet was among the leaders of the French Impressionist movement of the 1870s and 1880s. His 1873 painting Impression, Sunrise gave the style its name, and as an inspirational talent and a personality, he was crucial in bringing its adherents together.
The primary (âpureâ) endocrine glands are the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pineal glands. (p. 754) 2. Endocrine cells also are located in the gonads, pancreas, kidney, alimentary canal, heart, thymus, and skin.
The endocrine system is a control system of the human body much like the nervous system. The endocrine system produces chemical messages in the form of hormones, whereas the nervous system produces electrical messages.The endocrine system is made up of lots of specialised endocrine glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream. Some of the major endocrine glands are shown on this diagram.he pituitary gland is known as the âmaster glandâ because its secretions control the activity of other endocrine glands. The activity of the pituitary gland is however controlled by the hypothalamus which as well as being an endocrine gland, is also part of the nervous system.