1
pineal gland
2
hypothalamus
3
Pituitary
4.
Parathyroids
5
thyroid
6
Thymus
7
adrenal glands
8
pancreas
9 and 10
ovaries and testes
first step in a signal transduction pathway
receptor activation
When an endocrine secretion binds to a receptor it causes a change in the receptors shape
receptor activation
The pituitary is connected to the hypothalamus by a stalk of tissue called the
Infundibulum