Endocrine System
Pituitary Gland
<pea Shaped, attached to hypothalamus>
Adenohypophysis
<Anterior>
Neurohypophysis
<Posterior>
Pars distalis
<rounded portion>
Pars tuberalis
<Extension in contact with infundibulum>
Pars intermedia
<Between Anterior and Posterior part>
Pars nervosa
<contact with Pars intermedia>
Infundibulum
Growth Harmone
TSH
ACTH
LH
FSH
Prolactin
Milk production
Secretion and nourishes Ovarian Follicles
Sperm Production
Thyroxine in Thyroid Gland
Ovulates and converts Follicle to Corpus Leutum
Secrete Glucocorticoids
Amino Acid movement into tissue cells of Organs
Oxytocin
Antidiuretic Harmone
Contraction of Uteres and Mammary Glands and Duct
Control total amount of water
Adrenal Gland
<Cap superior border of kidney>
Cortex
Medulla
Corticoids
Mineralocorticoids
Glucocorticoids
Maintain Sodium potassium balance
Metabolism of Glucose
epinephrine
nonepinephrine
Increase Cardiac output and heart rate
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Thyroid Gland
<Inferior to larynx>
2 lobes
<connected by Isthmus>
Thyroid follicles
<hollow sacs>
Thyroid Harmone
Iodide from blood+O2 -> Iodine
Parafollicular cells
Calcitonin
Development of CNS
Parathyroid Gland
<Posterior surface of TG>
Parathyroid harmone
Calcium level in bones, kidney and small intestine
Pancreatic Gland
Pancreatic Islets
Alpha cells
Beta cells
Glucagon
<Rises the blood glucose level>
Insulin
<Reduces blood sugar level>
Hydrolyse Glycogen
Glucose
Hydrolyse Fat
Fatty acid
Glucose into tissue cells
Glycogen
Fat
Pineal Gland
<cone shaped, encapsulated in meninges>
Thick Fibrous tissue
melatonin
Inhibits Pituitary gonad axis
Thymus Gland
Thymus
<Fibrous band>
T cells
Cell mediated immunity
Gonads
Testes
Ovary
Testosterone
Maintains primary and secondary organs of male
Ovarian Follicle
Corpus Leteum
Estrogen
Progestrone
Placenta
Estrogen
Progestrone
Exchange of Nutrients and Waste between mother and Fetus
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Prostaglandis
<Produces by every Organ>
Reproductive System
Urinary System
Circulatory System
Respiratory System
Immune System
Digestive System
Contraction of Uterus
Excretion of water and electrolyte
Blood clotting
Alleviate pain and fever
Stomach
Intestine
Inhibits gastric secreition
Intestinal mobility
Fluid absorption
Constriction and Dilate blood vessels of lungs