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What gland controls how your body uses food for energy pituitary thymus thyriod pineal?
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Which is bigger the pituitary glands or pineal glands?
The Pineal gland is the larger of the two.
Is pineal gland the master gland?
No, it is the pituitary gland
Which gland of the edocrine system is located near the brain?
There are two located within the brain:The pituitary gland is located near the base of the brainThe pineal gland is located within the diencephalon (of the brain)
What are the 4 areas of the forebrain?
Hypothalamus, Thalamus, Pituitary and Pineal Gland
List 2 endocrine glands present in brain?
The ones I know about are: 1. Pineal Gland also known as Pineal Body or Epiphysis Celebri 2. Pituitary Gland
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 two glands located in the brain?
The Pineal Gland and the Pituitary Gland are located in the hypothalamus in the brain.
What are the glands of the sympathetic nervous system?
The nervous system has three glands, the hypothalamus, pituitary, and pineal.
What the differences between pituitary gland and pineal glands?
No, the pineal gland and the pituitary gland are not the same. The pituitary gland is located below the hypothalamus connected to it by the infundibulum. The pituitary is responsible for the secretion of oxytocin, antidiuretic hormone, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, thyroid- stimulating hormone, prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and growth hormone. In contrast, the pineal gland is part of the epithalamus attached to the third ventricle. Cells of the pineal gland convert serotonin to melatonin which helps regulate the body's circadian rhythms.
What gland is near the for head?
The two glands located in the head are (from anterior to posterior) pituitary and pineal glands.
The hypothalamus pituitary thyroid parathyroid adrenal and pineal glands make up which of your body's systems?
Endocrine
What is the shortest gland in human body?
the pituitary gland, and is also the one that produces the most hormones.
