ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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MAIN ENDOCRINE ORGANS

Thyroid
thyroxine, triiodothyronine Hypothalamus
calcitonin many releasing and
inhibiting factors (see text)
Parathyroid
parathormone Pituitary
, ACTH
anterior- FSH, LH, pro!actin, TSH
Adrenal gland r - grow th horm one, oxy toci n, ADH
posterio
medulla - adrenaline
cortex - corticosteroids •.__ -�
Pancreas
glucagon, insulin, ////////////
calcitonin

Ovary
oestrogen, progesterone -
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Testis
testosterone--i:::D\
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Fig ·-iJ Locations of the main endocrine
organs in the human body.
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larynx

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3, 5, 3-triiodothyronine (T.,)
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CH,-lH-COOH
blood ......_

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thousands of 3, 5, 3, 5-tetraiodothyronine (T,)

follicles (small thyroxine
swdlings 0.1 mm
lae of the ma in thyroid
in diameter)
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hormones T3 and T4.

THYROID GLAND
follicles

lumen containing thyroglobulin

blood capillary

Fig J Structure of the thyroid gla�d:

appearance around the trac
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(a) bi/abed
tion thro(!gh a

group of follicles.
CONTROL OF THYROXINE
ENDOCRINE GLANDS AND THEIR HORMONES

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PANCREAS SHOWING ISLETS OF LANGERHANS
AND ALPHA AND BETA CELLS

HOW INSULIN AFFECTS UPTAKE OF GLUCOSE IN

CELLS