Endocrine Glands

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Endocrine Glands
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Adrenal Glands

• One on top of each kidney
• Triangle-shaped

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Adrenal Glands

• Adrenal glands have two distinct areas, the
  adrenal medulla and the adrenal cortex

Adrenal cortex
Adrenal medulla
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Pancreas

• Located under the stomach
• It is about the size and shape of a squished
  banana

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Pancreas
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• Contains 2 types of tissue one that is endocrine
  and one that is exocrine
• The endocrine tissue is called the islets of
  Langerhans

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Pineal

• Located near the middle of the brain, between the
  two hemispheres

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Pineal

• It is shaped like a pine cone
• It is about the size of a pea

www.hormone.org
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Pituitary

• The pituitary gland is located at the base of the
  brain and is attached to the hypothalamus.

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Pituitary

• It has two lobes the anterior pituitary and the
  posterior pituitary
• It is approximately the size of a pea

http//www.ualberta.ca/somji/pituitary_3.GIF
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Thymus

• Located in chest cavity, just behind sternum
• Pinkish-grey and bumpy

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Thyroid

• Found in front of neck, just below Adams apple
• Shaped like a butterfly