They act relatively slowly so over hours or days or even longer and they basically can infect the organism over long term. Now, the endocrine system consists of special types of glands that produce our hormones. These are known as endocrine glands. Endocrine glands basically means our hormones are released into the bloodstream ore into our lymph system. Now, this is in contrast to a different type of system that uses different types of glands. This system is known as the exocrine system and it uses exocrine glands.