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KESM A&P endocrine
Endocrine - Gland Location
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pituitary | size of cherry, located in the saddlelike depression of the sphenoid bone posterioro to where optic nerves cross |
| thyroid | located in the neck -two roughly oval lateral lobes on either side of the larynx connected by a narrow band, isthmus |
| parathyroid | embedded in the thyroid's posterior capsule |
| adrenal | two small glands located over the kidneys -two parts: inner-medulla, outer-cortex |
| pancreas | under stomach |
| islets of Langerhans | small groups of specialized cells, islets, secrete insulin; glucagon causes liver to release stored glucose into bloodstream |
| sex glands | male: androgens-testes female: estrogens-ovaries |
| thymus gland | upper chest superior to heart |
| pineal gland | posterior to the midbrain and connected to the 3rd ventricle |