Endocrine glands
The hormone-making glands are scattered through the body and linked only by the blood. The pituitary, a pea-sized gland under the brain, makes growth hormone, which lengthens the bones, and hormones that control other glands. The thyroid, in front of the neck below the larynx, uses iodine to make hormones that set how fast cells release and store energy; iodised salt prevents a shortage. The pancreas controls blood sugar. The adrenal glands, on top of the kidneys, ready the body in fear and stress by raising heart rate, blood pressure and blood sugar. The four parathyroids behind the thyroid keep blood calcium up. The sex glands make the sex hormones and the sex cells.
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You can place the main hormone glands on the body (pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, pancreas, adrenals, sex glands) and say what the hormones of each control.
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You can place the main hormone glands on the body (pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, pancreas, adrenals, sex glands) and say what the hormones of each control.
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