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Look up: End-system


  1. End system
    In networking jargon, the computers that are connected to the Internet are sometimes referred to as End Systems. They are labeled end systems because they sit at the edge of the Internet. The end user always interacts with the end systems. The Internet’s end systems include some computers with wh...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_system

  2. Endocannabinoid system
    The endocannabinoid system refers to a group of neuromodulatory lipids and their receptors that are involved in a variety of physiological processes including appetite, pain-sensation, mood, and memory; it mediates the psychoactive effects of cannabis and, broadly speaking, includes: The endocannab...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocannabinoid_system

  3. endocrine system
    (Humans as organisms) bodily system of glands which produce and secrete hormones into the bloodstream
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  4. endocrine system
    [n] - the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=endocrine%20system

  5. Endocrine System
    Comprises glands, like the pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, and the gonads, which control many functions from growth to glucose metabolism and reproduction.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20474

  6. endocrine system
    (Learning Modules / Psychology / Stress) The system of glands which secretes hormones into the bloodstream.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  7. endocrine system
    The system of glands that release their secretions (hormones) directly into the circulatory system. In addition to the endocrine glands, included are the chromaffin system and the neurosecretory systems. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?endocrine+system

  8. endocrine system
    noun the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=endocrine%20system

  9. endocrine system
    the system of glands and other structures that produce internal secretions (hormones) that are released directly into the circulatory system and influence metabolism and other body processes; see also endocrine glands.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  10. endocrine system
    any of the systems found in animals for the production of hormones, substances that regulate the functioning of the organism. Such a system may ... [11 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/29

  11. Endocrine system
    The endocrine system is the system of glands, each of which secretes a type of hormone directly into the bloodstream to regulate the body. The endocrine system is in contrast to the exocrine system, which secretes its chemicals using ducts. It derives from the Greek words "endo" meaning inside, wit...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_system



  1. endocrine system
    The system that, along with the nervous system, functions in the regulation of body activities. The nervous system acts through electrical impulses and neurotransmitters to cause muscle contraction and glandular secretion. The effect is of short duration, measured in seconds, and localized. The endo...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/E/endocrine_system.html

  2. endocrine system
    endocrine system (en'dukrin) , body control system composed of a group of glands that maintain a stable internal environment by producing chemical regulatory substances called hormones. The endocrine system includes the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal gland, pancreas,...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0817329.html

  3. Endocrine System
    The Endocrine System is a number of separate glands differing in structure and function, but all characterised by the fact that they have no ducts through which to discharge their secretions; but instead discharge them straight into the blood-stream. These secretions are called hormones or sometimes...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EE.HTM

  4. endocrine system
    Type: Term Synonyms: endocrine glands, under gland
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=89285

  5. endocrine system
    A system of glands and cells that make hormones that are released directly into the blood and travel to tissues and organs all over the body. The endocrine system controls growth, sexual development, sleep, hunger, and the way the body uses food.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=E

  6. endomembrane system
    Synonym for endoplasmic reticulum ... <cell biology> Membrane system that ramifies through the cytoplasm. The membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum are separated by 50-200 nm and the cisternal space thus enclosed constitutes a separate compartment. ... The Golgi region is composed of flattene...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?endomembrane+system

  7. Endomembrane system
    The endomembrane system is composed of the different membranes that are suspended in the cytoplasm within a eukaryotic cell. These membranes divide the cell into functional and structural compartments, or organelles. In eukaryotes the organelles of the endomembrane system include: the nuclear envel...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endomembrane_system

  8. endomembrane system
    Type: Term Synonyms: endoplasmic reticulum
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=89286

  9. endorheic system
    (from the article `inland water ecosystem`) ...Exorheic regions are open systems in which surface waters ultimately drain to the ocean in well-defined patterns that involve streams and rivers ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/30

  10. endoscopy, digestive system
    Visual examination of the digestive tract by means of a fibreoptic endoscope. It is used to localise, identify, and photograph pathologic alterations, to obtain biopsy material and perform other surgical interventions, and for delivery of medication. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?endoscopy,+digestive+system

  11. endothelial system
    see reticuloendothelial system.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

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