Sentences with phrase «sent by a gland»

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I read an article once that said when a human gets stressed, her hypothalamus sends a message to her adrenal glands and triggers the same response her very distant ancestors would have experienced upon getting chased by a tiger.

When you don't drink enough water, your body will react by retaining sodium and sending a signal to the pituitary gland to secrete vasopressin (a chemical that causes constriction of the blood vessels), resulting with elevated blood pressure.

Moon phases regulate Menstrual Cycles by sending messaging to the pineal gland.

After the amygdala sends a distress signal, the hypothalamus activates the sympathetic nervous system by sending signals through the autonomic nerves to the adrenal glands.

They are a communication system for the body, similar to the nerve impulse messages that move our muscles, but rather than through nerves, the message is sent by the endocrine glands secreting hormones, sending them from one set of cells to another.

Usually caused by either pituitary or adrenal tumors, the pituitary gland sends incorrect messages that prompt the adrenal glands to produce excess amounts of the hormone cortisol.