Endocrine System Anatomy
- 2. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM it is a system of INTERNAL SECRETING GLANDS. Their secretions are called HORMONES. Hormones are biologically active substances, responsible for function of different organs
- 3. 1). CENTRAL GLANDS: - Hypothalamus - Pituitary G - Pineal gland
- 5. HYPOTHALAMUS Located in the brain just below the thalamus Functions as part of both the nervous system and the endocrine system
- 7. PITUITARY GLAND Located in the brain at the end of the stalk from the hypothalamus.
- 9. POSTERIOR PITUTARY • The posterior pituitary gland secretes two hormones that are produced in the hypothalamus. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) Oxytocin
- 10. PINEAL GLAND Located between the two lobes of the thalamus
- 11. THYROID GLAND An irregularly shaped gland that has two lobes connected by a thin bridge in between (the isthmus) Located in the neck on either side of the trachea and across its anterior surface
- 13. PARATHYROID GLANDS Four tiny glands Located on the posterior surface of the thyroid gland, two on each lobe
- 14. THYMUS GLAND A pink gland with two lobes located in the thoracic cavity posterior to the sternum Large during childhood and puberty but shrinks during adulthood
- 15. PANCREAS Located posterior to the stomach In C – like duodenum
- 17. ADRENAL GLANDS Paired, triangular glands over the superior end of each kidney. Each gland has an outer layer (cortex) and an inner layer (medulla). Each layer functions independently of the other and secretes its own hormones.
- 19. OVARIES Small, egg-shaped glands located in the pelvic cavity Function as part of both the female reproductive system and the endocrine system
- 20. TESTES Male genital glands, located outside the body in the scrotum
- 21. thank you for attention. THE END!