Endocrine Glands

1. Parathyroid (located behing thyroid)

1.1. Parathormone - stimulates release of calcium from bones

2. Hypothalamus

2.1. Antidiuretic hormone - tells kidneys to reabsorb more water (through posterior pituitary)

2.2. Oxytocin - stimulates contraction of uterine muscles during childbirth, milk ejection//sperm ejection (throught posterior pituitary)

2.3. Releasing and Inhibiting hormones - stimulates/inhibits release of hormones from anterior pituitary

3. Thyroid

3.1. Thyroxine - increases metabolic rate, regulates growth and development

3.2. Calcitonin - inhibits release of calcium from bones

4. Pancreas

4.1. Insulin - decreases blood glucose levels

4.2. Glucagon - increases blood glucose levels

5. Testes

5.1. Testosterone - stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics and stimulates speratogenesis

6. Ovaries

6.1. Estrogen - causes development of female secondary sexual characteristics and maturation of eggs

6.2. Porgesterone - stimulates devfelopment of uterine lining and formation of placenta

7. Anterior Pituitary Gland

7.1. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) - stimulates thyroid to release thyroxine

7.2. Growth hormone - stimulates growth, protein synthesis, and fat metabolism

7.3. Adrenocorticoptropic hormone (ACTH) - stimulates adrenal cortex to release hormones (glucocorticoids)