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The prostate gland is a walnut sized gland in males. It sets deep in the groin and the male urethra runs through its center.
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What in the brain produces secretions that control body function?
You can answer the pituitary gland and be correct, but note that the pituitary is under control of the hypothalamus.
The vagus nerve does not innervate the?
Parotid Gland
What is a short definition for thymus?
A gland that produces lymphocytes.
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.
How does TRH travel from hypothalamus to the pituitary gland?
by the Hypothalamic-pituitary portal system
Do females have a postate gland and does it distinguish male-female homosapiens one from the other?
No. Boys have a prostate gland, girls have a uterus. They both have the same embryological stem.
Is the pituitary gland a large gland or small gland?
it is a smal gland
Is the Cowper's gland an endocrine gland?
The Cowper's gland is not an endocrine gland. It's an exocrine gland with a duct.
What is the teenage gland?
the gland referred as the "teenage gland" is called the Amygdala Gland
What gland produces Fsh and LH?
The pituatry gland.
Distinguish between a simple gland compound gland tubular gland and alveolar gland?
is pituitary gland tubular
What gland is superior to the kidneys?
That is the Adrenal gland. Another name for this is the Suprarenal gland.
What gland is responsible for how fast you use up the food you eat?
thyroid gland
Which gland starts the process of puberty?
Puberty is started by a sudden increase in hormones, released by the Pituitary gland.
What are names of the three salivary gland?
Parotid gland, submandibular gland, sublingual gland.
What is the large gland adjacent to the trachea?
The thyroid gland.
What gland is beside the thyroid gland?
parathyroid gland
