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Title: Endocrine Glands


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Endocrine Glands
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Adrenal Glands
  • One on top of each kidney
  • Triangle-shaped

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageIllu_adrenal_gl
and.jpg
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Adrenal Glands
  • Adrenal glands have two distinct areas, the
    adrenal medulla and the adrenal cortex

Adrenal cortex
Adrenal medulla
http//www.faqs.org/health/images/uchr_01_img0054.
jpg
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Pancreas
  • Located under the stomach
  • It is about the size and shape of a squished
    banana

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageIllu_pancrease.
jpg
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Pancreas
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  • Contains 2 types of tissue one that is endocrine
    and one that is exocrine
  • The endocrine tissue is called the islets of
    Langerhans

http//www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/enc
y/fullsize/13990.jpg
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Pineal
  • Located near the middle of the brain, between the
    two hemispheres

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageGray715.png
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Pineal
  • It is shaped like a pine cone
  • It is about the size of a pea

www.hormone.org
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Pituitary
  • The pituitary gland is located at the base of the
    brain and is attached to the hypothalamus.

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageGray715.png
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Pituitary
  • It has two lobes the anterior pituitary and the
    posterior pituitary
  • It is approximately the size of a pea

http//www.ualberta.ca/somji/pituitary_3.GIF
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Thymus
  • Located in chest cavity, just behind sternum
  • Pinkish-grey and bumpy

http//www.besthealth.com/besthealth/bodyguide/ref
text/images/Thymus_spleen.jpg
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Thyroid
  • Found in front of neck, just below Adams apple
  • Shaped like a butterfly
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