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Thymus

Thymosin

Programs T lymphocytes

Adrenal medulla

Epinephrine


Norepinephrine

Adrenal cortex

Glucocorticoids


Mineralocorticoids

Pancreas

Insulin


Glucagon

Testes

Androgens

Ovaries

Estrogens


Progesterone

Hypothalamus

Hormones are released by the pituitary gland

Posterior Pituitary Gland

Oxytocin


Antidiurectic hormone (ADH)

Anterior Pituitary Gland

Growth Hormone (GH)


Prolactin (PRL)


Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)


Luteinizing hormone (LH)


Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)


Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Pineal Gland


Melatonin

Thyroid Gland

Thyroxine (T4)


Triiodothyronine (T3)


Calcitonin

Parathyroid Glands

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)