Pancreas Secretes Hormones

Several of the hormones of the endocrine system are involved in controlling the rate and direction of metabolism. Thymine , a hormone produced and released by the thyroid gland, plays a key role in determining how fast or slow the chemical reactions of metabolism proceed in a person's body.The pancreas secretes hormones that help determine whether the body's main metabolic activity at a particular time will be anabolism or catabolism. For example, after eating a meal, usually more anabolism activity occurs because eating increases the level of glucose - the body's most

important fuel - in the blood. The pancreas senses this increased level of glucose and releases the hormone insulin , which signals cells to increase their anabolism activities.Metabolic disorder is caused by an abnormal chemical reaction in the body's cells. Some metabolic diseases are inherited.