Endocrine System Anatomy & Physiology Nervous and Endocrine Systems Endocrine System Questions Where are hormones made? What would cause an enlarged adrenal gland? What are sublingual glands/salivary glands? A 2 year old boy begins severely craving for salt and starts developing sexually. His test results shows hyperglycemia. What endocrine gland is hypersecreting? Why? What are examples of epidermal glands? How do sweat glands protect the human body? What are 3 types of sweat glands? Are swollen glands a sign of a viral or bacterial infection? Where are antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin stored and released from? What is the cause of overactive salivary glands? What are the three glands in the human male reproductive system that add secretions to the seminal fluid? In humans, which glands produce chemicals that are distributed by the circulatory system and influence various target organs? Are muscles and glands part of the central nervous system, receptors, part of the peripheral nervous system, or effectors? Do endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream? What is the difference in function between Cowper's gland and the seminal vesicle? What are the four types of external glands mammals possess? Is the parathyroid an endocrine gland? Are sweat glands endocrine glands? What are all the hormone secreting glands in the endocrine system? What are enlarged montgomery glands? What do they look like? How many glands are in the human body? What are the glands called that become blocked, resulting in blackheads? Do any of the exocrine glands produce hormones? Which body system distributes hormones throughout the body? What gland in the body secretes insulin? What are the main hormones in human body and what is the importance of these hormones in the body? What are the side effects of metformin? Which hormones control the glucose level of blood? Is an allergic reaction related to immune system? What do the glands of the body do? How are exocrine glands classified? How are glands are classified? How does pituitary gland affect growth and development? How does thyroid gland affect growth and development? How many glands are in the endocrine system? What glands are found behind the ears? What glands are in the brain? What glands are known as sweat glands? What glands produce sweat? Do iguana's have mammary glands? What is the purpose of Montgomery glands? What is the relation of thyroid with thyroglossal duct? Whys does it later detach from the duct? Where is the location of adrenal glands? What organ functions as both an endocrine and exocrine organ? What is the difference between merocrine and apocrine? Can exocrine glands secrete both enzymes and hormones? Do endocrine glands release secretions into the blood? What is an example of an apocrine, exocrine, merocrine, and a holocrine gland? Is the kidney an endocrine gland? What is the name given to the endocrine and exocrine gland which performs both functions? Are the brain and liver exocrine glands? Are the mammary glands endocrine glands or exocrine glands? Exocrine glands classified as compound tubular have what kind of ducts? Why are endocrine glands called endocrine instead of exocrine? Which kind of exocrine gland has no cytoplasm in its secretion? Is saliva an endocrine or exocrine secretion? Why? Do endocrine glands release their hormones into ducts, the blood, organs, special tubules, or empty cells? Is the pancreas considered part of the endocrine system? Why is the pancreas known as a mixed gland? What are two immunoglobulins that are found in the secretions of exocrine glands? How important are endocrine glands to the body? What happens if the endocrine gland over-secretes (secretes too much hormone)? What endocrine gland produces glucagon? If a gland is the combination of tissues that excretes something, then why is the liver considered as an organ, even though it excretes bile? The posterior pituitary is not really an endocrine gland. Why not? What is it? Which gland is responsible for height in human beings? What is the primary function of the pituitary gland? What is the thymus? What is a "dual gland" in the human body? Are tear glands part of the endocrine system? Which gland secretes the hormone androgen? Can females get prostate cancer? If your thyroid gland was removed, how would it affect your pituitary gland? What gland stimulates growth and stimulates secretion of hormones from other glands? How many hormones are secreted by the thyroid gland and what are they? What gland is oestrogen made in? I thought oestrogen was made in the ovaries, but the question states, "What GLAND is it made in"? What is glandular fever? How is glandular fever spread? How can the pituitary gland be damaged? How does a sebaceous gland differ from a sweat gland? How does the pituitary gland affect the thyroid? How long can glandular fever last? What gland produces cortisol? What gland secretes growth hormone? When a female reaches puberty, the pituitary gland begins to produce hormones that cause what? What are the two posterior-pituitary hormones, What are their actions and sites of production? Calcitonin is a hormone of what gland? Where in the human body is the pituitary gland located? Which gland secretes hormones that affect other endocrine glands: pineal, pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, or pancreas? Does the posterior pituitary secrete any hormones? How do the pituitary and hypothalamus interact to regulate thyroxine levels? Where does the pituitary gland release hormones to? Which hormone stimulates the testes to produce testosterone? Are hormones always proteins? How many pituitary glands are in the brain? Which one of the following endocrine organs only stores hormones produced by the hypothalamus: the anterior pituitary, the posterior pituitary, the thyroid, the adrenal cortex, or the adrenal medulla? Is the pituitary hormone associated most directly with metabolic rate and with growth and development ACTH, TSH, FSH, LH, or ADH? What is the role of hormones in the menstrual cycle? Are the hormones that the pituitary gland secretes for puberty in boys the same as the the hormones secreted in girls? Do polar hormone molecules pass directly through cell membranes and bind to intracellular receptors? Which two hormones are responsible for the “fight-or-flight” response? Is parathormone an anterior pituitary hormone? Deep voice and the muscular body characteristic in males is the product of what? What is melatonin? What is its role in human physiology? How is the release of anterior pituitary hormones regulated? How do pituitary hormones affect the function of the testis? How do pituitary hormones affect the ovaries? How can you increase pituitary gland hormones? What anterior pituitary hormones stimulates growth? What are the anterior pituitary hormones? What pituitary hormones regulate fluid balance? Why does diabetes affect the feet? Once your sugars are under control, will your ability to heal at a normal pace come back? Pituitary gland works under the influence of hypothalamus. Then why the name master gland for pituitary? Nervous and Endocrine Systems View all chapters Nervous System Endocrine System Prev