hormones

• Endocrine glands

  • Anterior pituitary
  • Posterior pituitary
  • Pineal
  • Thymus
  • Thyroid
  • Parathyroid
  • Pancreas
  • Adrenal
• Anterior pituitary

  Secretes GH, prolactin, FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH
• Posterior pituitary

  Secretes oxytocin & ADH
• Pineal

  Secretes melatonin
• Thymus

  Secretes thymosin
• Parathyroid

  Secretes calcitriol
• Pancreatic islets

  Alpha cells secrete glucagon, beta cells secrete insulin
• Endocrine glands

  Secrete hormones into the blood to regulate body functions
• Exocrine glands


  Secrete digestive enzymes
• Gonads

  • Sperm
  • Egg
  • Testes
  • Ovaries
• Adrenal cortex

  Secretes aldosterone, cortisol, sex hormones