Gland | Location + Hormone(s) |
Pineal Gland | Brain + Melatonin |
Hypothalamus | Brain +
growth-hormone-releasing
growth-hormone-inhibiting
gonadotropin-releasing
thyrotropin-releasing
corticotropin-releasing
prolactin-releasing
prolactin-inhibiting
melanocyte-stimulating-releasing
melanocyte-stimulating-inhibiting |
Pituitary Gland
(anterior lobe) | Head +
growth-hormone
follicle-stimulating
luteinizing
thyroid-stimulating
adrenocorticotropic
prolactin |
Pituitary Gland
(intermediate lobe) | Head +
melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
Pituitary Gland
(posterior lobe) | Head +
anti-diuretic hormone
oxytocin |
Thyroid Gland | Neck +
thyroid hormones
calcitonin |
Parathyroid Glands | Neck +
Parathyroid hormone |
Thymus Gland | Neck & Thoracic Cavity +
thymosins
thymic humoral factor
thymopoietins |
Heart | Thoracic Cavity +
atrial natriuretic factor |
Stomach | Abdominopelvic Cavity +
gastrin |
Intestines | Abdominopelvic Cavity +
secretin
cholecystokinin |
Pancreas | Abdominopelvic Cavity +
insulin
glucagon
somatostatin |
Kidneys | Abdomen (retroperitoneal) +
erythropoietin
1, 25-dihydroxycholecaciferol
renin (an enzyme) |
Adrenal Glands
(cortex) | Abdomen (retroperitoneal) +
glucocorticoids
gonadocorticoids |
Adrenal Glands
(medulla) | Abdomen (retroperitoneal) +
epinephrine (adrenaline)
norepinephrine (noradrenaline) |
Ovaries | Abdominopelvic Cavity +
estrogens
progesterone
relaxin |
Testes | Scrotal Sac +
androgens (mainly testosterone) |
Chorion & Placenta | Associated with embryo and fetus +
chrorionic gonadotropin
estrogen
progesterone |