hormonal factors

Hormonal factors refer to the roles that hormones—chemical messengers produced by glands like the brain, ovaries, or thyroid—play in regulating various body functions. They help control processes such as growth, metabolism, mood, reproduction, and sleep by signaling different organs and tissues to act accordingly. Hormones are released into the bloodstream and travel to target areas, maintaining balance (homeostasis) and coordinating complex biological activities essential for health and development.