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thyroxine and tri-iodothyronine. This gland takes up iodine from the blood
and has the highest iodine level in the body.
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Parathyroid Gland
polypeptide parathyroid hormone (PTH), which plays a crucial role in
monitoring blood calcium and phosphate levels. kidneys, the gut, bone, and
blood.

Adrenal Gland The outer region (the medulla) produces adrenaline and
noradrenaline and is under the control of the sympathetic 
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The inner region (the cortex) produces a number of steroid hormones. The
cortical steroid hormones are derived from cholesterol and include
mineralocorticoids (mainly aldosterone), glucocorticoids (mainly cortisol),
and gonadocorticoids. Aldosterone and cortisol are the major human steroids
in the cortex. However, testosterone and estrogen are secreted by adults (both
male and female) at very low levels.

OBESITY
PANCREAS secretes the hormones insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, also
known as growth hormone inhibiting hormone (GHIH). Insulin and glucagon
have reciprocal roles. Insulin promotes the storage of glucose, fatty acids, and
amino acids, while glucagon stimulates mobilization of these constituents
from storage into the blood. Insulin release is triggered by high blood glucose
levels. It lowers blood sugar levels and inhibits the release of glucose by the
liver in order to keep blood levels down.
DIABETES

GONANDS here are four hormones secreted by the gonads: the female
sex hormones , O
Oand O
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hormones,
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OOand 

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predominance of one or the other pair of hormones. Men have some of
the female hormones, and women some of the male hormones.

In both sexes, puberty is signaled by the release of the gonadotrophic

hormones (or 

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the production of sex hormones by the sex glands and the subsequent
appearance of secondary sexual characteristics. In men, these include the
enlargement of testicles and penis, growth of facial, axillary (armpit) and
pubic hair, and enlargement of the larynx, resulting in deepening of the
voice. Pubescent women also experience pubic and axillary hair growth,
in addition to breast growth and changes in the genital tract that give it
child-bearing capability.

Estrogen and progesterone control the cyclic changes within the uterus
that involve the development, ripening, and discharge of the egg
(ovulation) to be fertilized
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