Endocrine
All of the body's hormone-secreting glands.
The system of ductless glands (pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, pancreatic islets, gonads, etc.) that release hormones into the bloodstream to coordinate distant target tissues.
How one textbook covers it
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary
The system of ductless glands (pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, pancreatic islets, gonads, etc.) that release hormones into the bloodstream to coordinate distant target tissues.
Related terms
Hormones