video1.0<iframe src="https://www.loom.com/embed/005a4db7195e46109dd75752d40c517d" frameborder="0" width="1662" height="1246" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>12461662Loomhttps://www.loom.com12461662https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/005a4db7195e46109dd75752d40c517d-f562b5111dedf43c.gif2449.538This Loom provides an introductory overview of the endocrine system, focusing on how endocrine hormones balance body functions. It explains that endocrine glands release chemical messengers into the bloodstream to target tissues with specific receptors, producing slower but longer lasting effects compared with the rapid nervous system response. The speaker contrasts steroid hormones made from cholesterol, which can enter cells and affect gene expression, with amino acid based hormones that cannot cross the plasma membrane and instead use receptor signaling cascades. It then reviews major glands and key hormones, including hypothalamus and pituitary control, thyroid and parathyroid calcium regulation, adrenal stress and salt and water regulation, pancreas insulin and glucagon, pineal melatonin and circadian rhythm, and gonads. The discussion also highlights common disorders linked to hormone imbalance such as giantism and pituitary dwarfism, hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, diabetes type 1 and type 2, Cushing’s syndrome and Addison’s disease.