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A and B are the two systems of control and coordination in the human body. The messages In system A are transmitted in the form of chemical substances C which travel comparatively slowly through the blood stream. The substances C are made in tissues D present in the head and trunk of human body. The messages in system B are transmitted very quickly in the form of electrical impulses through fibres E. The effect of messages transmitted by system B usually lasts for a much shorter time as compared to those transmitted by system A.
(c) What is tissue D? Name any five such tissues in the human body.

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  • Tissue D is the endocrine glands.
  • Examples of endocrine glands are pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, testes and ovaries.

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