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Name the main endocrine glands, their secretions and functions in human body

      

Name the main endocrine glands, their secretions and functions in human body.

  

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Felix
a) Gland: Thyroid

Hormone:Thyroxine

Function:

•Increases the rate of metabolism

b) Gland: Parathyroid

Hormone:Parathyroid hormone

Function:

•Regulates calcium and phosphate levels

c) Gland: Pituitary

i) Hormone:Growth hormone

Function:

•Regulates growth of the body

ii) Gonadotrophic hormone

Function:

•Stimulates the growth of male and female organs

iii) Lactogenic hormone (prolactine)

Function:

•Stimulates secretion of milk after child birth

iv) Thyrotropic hormone( TSH)

Function:

•proper functioning of thyroid •glands/thyroxine production

v) Thyrotropic hormone( TSH)

Function:

•Proper functioning of thyroid glands/thyroxine production

vi) Adrenocorthicotropic hormone (ACTH)

Function:

•stimulate release of adrenal cortex hormone

vii) Oxytocine hormone

Function:

•Regulates blood pressure

•Stimulates smooth muscles

•Stimulates contraction of uterus during child birth

•aids flow of milk from mammary glands

viii) Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

Function:

•Causes maturition of egg in females

•stimulates sperm production in male

ix) Vasopressin (ADH) antidiuretic hormone

Function:

•regulates water balance by kidney

d) Gland: adrenal
Hormone :

i) Adrenaline (epinephrine hormone)

Function:

•for emergency

•prepares body to cope up with stress

ii) Aldosterone hormone

Function:

•maintain balance of salt and water in blood.

iii) cortisone hormone

Function:

•break down the stored proteins to amino acids

•aids in the break down of adipose tissue

•regulates sugar levels in the blood

•prevents inflammation

iv) sex hormone

Function:

•supplements sex hormones produced by gonads

•promotes development of sexual characteristics

e) Gland: Pancreas

Hormone:

i) insulin

Function:

•regulates levels of sugar in blood

•enables liver to store sugars

ii) Glucagon

Function:

•regulates levels of sugar in blood

f) Gland: ovaries

Hormone:

i) Oestrogen Function:

•causes secondary sexual characteristics in female

•prepares the uterus for pregnancy

ii) progesterone Function:

•growth of mucus lining of uterus

•maintains the uterus during pregnancy

g) Gland:testes

Hormone:Androgen testosterone

Function:

•Causes secondary sexual characteristics in male

h) Gland: stomach cells

Hormone:Gastrin

Function:

•Stimulates release of gastric juice

i) Gland:intestinal cells

Hormone:secretin

Function:

stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice
Anganifelix answered the question on April 18, 2018 at 10:27

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