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Endocrine System

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