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How does the posterior pituitary gland differ from the rest of the endocrine glands in the body?
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∙ 13y ago
The posterior pituitary gland is a ductless gland. Unlike many other glands in the body, instead of the hormone passing down a duct into the blood, it passes straight into the bloodstream.
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∙ 13y ago
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What glands does the endocrine system consists of?
pancreasThe seven glands of the endocrine system: the pineal, pituitary, thyroid, thymus, adrenal, lyden and gonad glands.
What are the endocrine glands present in frogs?
pituitary
Which endocrine glands are located in the brain?
The pituitary gland is located below the hypothalamus. Both the anterior and posterior lobes release hormones such as ACTH and thyroxin.
What organs are purely endocrine organs?
You have the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands and adrenal glands. They are pure endocrine glands.
What organ releases the endocrine?
That is anterior pituitary. It affects on ovaries
What produce hormones?
Glands in your endocrine sysytem. Such as the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, and adrenal gland. I believe even the pancreas does too.
Does Endocrine Glands have multiple glands?
There are many glands that make up the endocrine glands. These glands include the pancreas, the thymus gland, the pituitary gland, the pineal glands, and the adrenal glands.
Which endocrine organs are purely endocrine?
Purely endocrine glands are anterior pituitary, thyroid, and parathyroid, adrenal glands and pineal. Pancreas, and Gonads have both endocrine and exocrine functions. There are many other hormone secreting peudoendocrine glands or organs, such as liver, stomach, placenta etc.
The adrenals and pituitary are examples of endocrine glands?
Yes, an adrenal gland is an endocrine gland. There are two adrenal glands: one sits above each kidney.
What systems contains the pancreas pituitary and adrenal glands?
Endocrine
What hormones affect the secretion of other endocrine glands?
Pituitary gland
What are 4 endocrine glands?
Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct. The main endocrine glands include the pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, and adrenal glands. The hypothalamus is a neuroendocrine organ. Other organs which are not so well known for their endocrine activity include the stomach, which produces such hormones as ghrelin.
