The glands are labeled and the functions of the glands are:
- Hypothalamus: The caption reads ‘The hypothalamus makes hormones that control the pituitary gland and hormones that are stored in the pituitary gland’.
- Pituitary Gland: The pituitary gland produces hormones that regulate many of the other endocrine glands and some organs’.
- Parathyroid Glands: These four glands release parathyroid hormone, which regulates the level of calcium in the blood’.
- Thymus: During childhood, the thymus releases thymosin, which stimulates T cell development and proper immune response’.
- Adrenal Glands: The adrenal glands release hormones that help the body respond to stress’.
- Pineal Gland: The pineal gland releases melatonin, which is involved in rhythmic activities, such as daily sleep-wake cycles’.
- Thyroid: The thyroid produces thyroxine, which regulates metabolism throughout the body’.
- Pancreas: The pancreas produces insulin and glucagon, which regulate the level of glucose in the blood’.
- Ovaries: Ovaries produce estrogens and progesterone. Estrogens are required for the development of female secondary sex characteristics and for the development of eggs. Progesterone prepares the uterus for a fertilized egg’.
- The testes are indicated below the picture inside a circle. The caption reads ‘The testes produce testosterone, which is responsible for sperm production and the development of male secondary sex characteristics’.