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- The glands that make up the endocrine system produce chemical messengers called hormones that travel through the blood to other parts of the body. Important endocrine glands include the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, and adrenal ...
- The pituitary gland lies deep inside the head. It's often called the "master gland" because it controls many of the things other glands do. Just above the pituitary is the hypothalamus. ...
- The prostate is a male gland located underneath the bladder and is about the size of a chestnut. In this cut section, you can see that part of the urethra is encased within the prostate gland. As a man ages, the prostate typically enlarges ...
- ... keep the eyes healthy. The lacrimal, or tear, gland provides lubricating fluid for the eyes. The eyelid moves fluid from the lacrimal gland and across the eye. Blinking also provides the ...
- ... skin with nutrients, and remove waste products. Sebaceous glands produce oil that keeps the skin from drying out. Oil from the sebaceous glands also helps to soften hair and to kill ...
- ... you feel makes your brain signal the adrenal glands to produce epinephrine or "adrenaline". Adrenaline increases your ... In a longer-term response to stress, the glands secrete cortisol. Cortisol promotes the release of energy, ...
- ... body has between two and four million sweat glands lying deep in the skin. They are connected ... and your armpits. These are sites where sweat glands are most abundant.
- ... first at the ampulla just above the prostate gland. Here, secretions from the seminal vesicle located next ... toward the urethra. As it passes the prostate gland, a milky fluid is added to make semen. ...
- ... T-lymphocytes or T-cells, migrates to a gland called the thymus. Influenced by hormones, they mature ...
- ... and chop food into tiny pieces while the glands in the mouth moisten it with saliva. Then ...
