title: Endocrine system: part 2.
abstract: This article, the last in the life sciences series, is the second of two articles on the endocrine system. It discusses human growth hormone, the pancreas and adrenal glands. The relationships between hormones and their unique functions are also explored. It is important that nurses understand how the endocrine system works and its role in maintaining health to provide effective care to patients. Several disorders caused by human growth hormone or that affect the pancreas and adrenal glands are examined.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hendry
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farley
authors.forename: Ella
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McLafferty
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnstone
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004703:Endocrine System / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone