ES 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Autonomic Nervous System, Skeletal Muscle, Thermoregulation
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In concert with the autonomic nervous system, the endocrine system regulates physiological and psychological processes throughout the body. Studies have shown that acute physical activity can alter the activity of a number of endocrine organs. Used to be defined as a substance secreted by a gland that would affect the activity of a cell or tissue elsewhere in the body. The amount available in the bloodstream for your body to use. Level of hormone production can be affected by exercise. Given amount of a hormone will be less concentrated in a greater volume of blood than it would be with a lesser blood volume. Typically decreased due to sweat loss and plasma entering cells and interstitial spaces. Rate of blood flow through endocrine organ or hormone-producing tissue. Rate of blood flow through tissue with receptors for hormones: Blood flow and distribution are affected by exercise. Most endocrine tissue is affected by more than one factor:
