Question | Answer |
Where is the thyroid gland located? | Front of the neck |
Where are the parathyroid glands located? How many are there? | Back of the thyroid gland. 4 |
Which hormones increases the rate of metabolism within cells? | Thyroid hormones |
What hormones do the parathyroid glands secrete? | Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin |
Where is the thymus located? | At the top of the chest |
What gland produces hormones that help lymphocytes to mature? | Thymus |
Where are the adrenal glands located? | Above the kidneys |
What two main hormones does the pancreas secrete? | insulin and glucagon |
What hormones are produced in the anterior pituitary? | TSH, ACTH, FSH, LH, PRL, GH, MSH |
The posterior pituitary gland releases which hormones? | ADH, OXY |
What hormones are produced in the thyroid? | Thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), CT |
What hormones are produced in the parathyroid? | PTH |
What hormones are produced in the pineal gland? | Melatonin |
What hormones are produced in the adrenal cortex? | Cortisol, corticosterone, aldosterone, androgens |
What hormones are produced in the adrenal medulla? | E, NE |
What hormones are produced in the pancreas? | Insulin, glucagon |
What hormones are produced in the ovaries? | Estrogens, progesterone, inhibin |
What hormones are produced in the testies? | Androgens (esp. Testosterone), inhibin |
What hormones are produced in the hypothalamus? | ADH, OXY, RH |
What hormones are produced in the thymus? | Thymosin |