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A SMALL OVAL ENDOCRINE GLAND ATTACHED TO THE BASE OF THE VERTEBRATE BRAIN AND CONSISTING OF AN ANTERIOR AND A POSTERIOR LOBE, THE SECRETIONS OF WHICH CONTROL THE OTHER ENDOCRINE GLANDS AND INFLUENCE GROWTH, METABOLISM, AND MATURATION. ALSO CALLED HYPOPHYSIS. PRODUCES THE HORMONE. OXYTOCIN
Antidiuretic (ADH)
Growth Hormone (GH)
Prolactin (PRL)
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Thyroid-stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Adrenocorticotropic
(ACTH)
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| A two-lobed endocrine gland found in all vertebrates, located in front of and on either side of the trachea in humans, and producing various hormones, such as triiodothyronine, thyroxine and calcitonin. |
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| Any of usually four small kidney-shaped glands that lie in pairs near or within the posterior surface of the thyroid gland and releases the parathyroid hormone. |
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| Either of two small, dissimilarly shaped endocrine glands, one located above each kidney, consisting of the cortex, which releases the hormones glucococticoids and mineralcortocoids, and the medulla, which releases epinephrine and norepinephrine. Also called suprarenal gland |
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PINEAL GLAND
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| A small, cone-shaped organ in the brain of most vertebrates that releases the hormone melatonin. Also called epiphysis, pineal body, Also called pineal organ. |
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| A long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach, that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum and releases the hormones insulin and glucagon, into the bloodstream |
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| The usually paired female or hermaphroditic reproductive organ that produces ova and, in vertebrates, releases the hormones estrogen and progesterone |
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THE MALE SEX GLANDS
RELEASES THE HORMONES ANDROGENS (TESTOSTERONE). |
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| A small glandular organ that is situated behind the top of the breastbone, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue and serving as the site of T cell differentiation. The thymus increases gradually in size and activity until puberty, becoming vestigial thereafter. Releases the hormone thymosin. |
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a region of the brain that controls an immense number of bodily functions. It is located in the middle of the base of the brain, and encapsulates the ventral portion of the third ventricle.
One of the most important functions of the
hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland
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