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Endocrine system
The
endocrine system
is a system of ductless
endocrine glands
that secrete chemicals called
hormones
that circulate within the body via the bloodstream to affect distant organs. It does not include
exocrine glands[?]
such as
salivary glands
,
sweat glands[?]
and glands within the
gastrointestinal tract
.
Table of contents
1 Table of endocrine glands and the hormones secreted
1.1 In both sexes:
1.2 In males only
1.3 In females only
Table of endocrine glands and the hormones secreted
In both sexes:
(starting from the head and going downwards)
hypothalamus
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
(TRH)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone[?]
(GnRH)
Growth hormone-releasing hormone[?]
(GHRH)
Corticotropin-releasing hormone
(CRH)
Somatostatin[?]
Dopamine
pituitary gland
anterior lobe (
adenohypophysis[?]
)
GH (
human growth hormone
)
PRL (
Prolactin
)
ACTH (
adrenocorticotropic hormone
)
TSH (
thyroid-stimulating hormone[?]
)
FSH (
follicle-stimulating hormone[?]
)
LH (
luteinizing hormone
)
posterior lobe (
neurohypophysis[?]
)
oxytocin
ADH (
antidiuretic hormone
)
pineal gland[?]
Melatonin[?]
thyroid gland
(
thyroid hormones
is a good writeup)
Thyroxine
(T4)
Triiodothyronine[?]
(T3)
Calcitonin[?]
parathyroid glands[?]
Parathyroid hormone[?]
(PTH)
heart
Atrial-natriuretic peptide[?]
(ANP)
stomach
and
intestines
Gastrin[?]
Secretin
Cholecystokinin[?]
(CCK)
Somatostatin[?]
Neuropeptide Y[?]
liver
Insulin-like Growth Factor[?]
Angiotensinogen[?]
Thrombopoietin[?]
Islets of Langerhans
in the
pancreas
Insulin
Glucagon
Somatostatin[?]
adrenal glands
adrenal cortex[?]
Glucocorticoids[?]
Mineralocorticoids[?]
Androgens[?]
(including
Testosterone
)
adrenal medulla[?]
Adrenaline
(
epinephrine
)
Noradrenaline
(
norepinephrine
)
kidney
Renin
Erythropoietin
(
EPO
)
Calcitriol[?]
skin
Calciferol
(
vitamin D
3
)
fat cells[?]
Leptin
In males only
testes
Androgens[?]
(
Testosterone
)
In females only
ovarian follicle[?]
Oestrogens
corpus luteum[?]
Progesterone
placenta
(when
pregnant
)
Progesterone
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin[?]
(HCG)
See also:
target organs[?]
receptors[?]
releasing hormones[?]
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