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Thyroid gland |
Secretes T3 and T4 |
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Anterior pituitary gland |
Called the adenohypophysis |
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Anterior pituitary gland |
Secrete TSH, ACTH, growth hormone, gonadotropins, and prolactin |
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Ovary |
Secretes ADH (antidiuretic hormone) and oxytocin |
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Ovary |
Called neurohypophysis |
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Hypothalamus |
Secretes releasing hormones |
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Ovary |
Gland that secretes estrogen and progesterone |
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Releasing hormones reach the anterior pituitary gland by the way of |
Portal capillaries |
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Adrenal cortex |
The target gland of ACTH |
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Pineal gland |
A cone shaped gland located in the brain; it is called the biologic clock |
