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sir/Mam please can you tell me that what are endocrine glands and which are they? briefly :- (make sure that all endocrine glands cover in this query and also use extra glands apart from our syllabus with diagrams of each) 
Asked by krishdabhoya2003 | 22 Oct, 2018, 06:14: PM
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Endocrine glands are ductless glands. Their secretions are directly poured into the blood.

The endocrine system is consists of following glands:

  • Adrenal Glands
  • Pancreas
  • Thyroid Gland
  • Pituitary Gland
  • Parathyroid Gland
  • Thymus
  • Gonads

Gland

Hormones

Functions

Disorders

Adrenal glands

Adrenaline

 

Adrenaline prepares the body for the fight and flight mechanism.

Addison’s disease

Cushing syndrome

 

Thyroid gland

Thyroxine

 

Regulates carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism.

It increases the basal metabolic rate (BMR).

It regulates body growth such as ossification of bones and mental development.

Simple goitre

Ophthalmic Goitre

Cretinism

Parathyroid glands

Parathormone

Controls metabolism and maintains blood calcium level

Tetany

Demineralisation of bones

Pituitary gland

Growth Hormone

It is essential for normal growth.

Dwarfism

Gigantism

Pineal gland

Melatonin

Regulates the 24-hour diurnal rhythm of the body (e.g. the sleep–wake cycle) and body temperature

 

Thymus

Thymopoietin

Thymosin

Controls the maturation and distribution of lymphocytes.

Stimulates the production of antibodies.

 

Pancreas

Insulin

 

Regulates the blood glucose (sugar) level.

Diabetes Mellitus

High concentration of sugar in blood

(hyperglycemia).

Testes in males

Testosterone

Controls the development of sex organs in males.

Controls the development of secondary sexual characters during puberty.

 

Ovaries in females

Oestrogen

 

Controls the development of female sex organs.

Controls the development of secondary sexual characters during puberty in females.

 

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