The Endocrine Glands Flashcards
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Found in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone. It’s posterior lobe, the neurohypophysis, is derived from nervous tissue of the hypothalamus, with which it is continuous
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Pituitary gland
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In the brain and the roof of the third ventricle
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Pineal gland
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Just below the larynx
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Thyroid gland
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Behind the thyroid gland
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Parathyroid glands
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Posterior to the sternum
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Thymus
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Cap superior end of each kidney
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Adrenal glands
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In ovaries they are located in the true pelvis, and in the testes they are located in the scrotum
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Gonads
