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HIGH-YIELD SY STEMS
SEC TION III
Endocrine

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“If you skew the endocrine system, you lose the pathways to self.” `Embryology 326
—Hilary Mantel
`Anatomy 327
“We have learned that there is an endocrinology of elation and despair, a
chemistry of mystical insight, and, in relation to the autonomic nervous `Physiology 328
system, a meteorology and even . . . an astro-physics of changing moods.”
—Aldous Huxley `Pathology 338

“Chocolate causes certain endocrine glands to secrete hormones that affect `Pharmacology 352
your feelings and behavior by making you happy.”
—Elaine Sherman, Book of Divine Indulgences

The endocrine system comprises widely distributed organs that work in a
highly integrated manner to orchestrate a state of hormonal equilibrium
within the body. Generally speaking, endocrine diseases can be
classified either as diseases of underproduction or overproduction,
or as conditions involving the development of mass lesions—which
themselves may be associated with underproduction or overproduction
of hormones. Therefore, study the endocrine system first by learning the
glands, their hormones, and their regulation, and then by integrating
disease manifestations with diagnosis and management. Take time to
learn the multisystem connections.

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