The endocrine system influences the respiratory system through hormones: epinephrine opens airways during stress or exercise, cortisol influences lung surfactant production, and growth hormone supports lung development and repair.

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  7 Major Organ Systems: Functions and Connections

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• human respiratory system concept
• hormones concept
• endocrine system concept
• cortisol concept
• human growth hormone concept
• epinephrine concept