Adrenal Gland

• adrenal gland

  Either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney.

• adrenal cortex

  The cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones.

• adrenal medulla

  The medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine.

Pituitary

• pituitary

  The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain.

• anterior pituitary

  The anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature.

• posterior pituitary

  The posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature.

Also contains

• gonad

  A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced.

• pars distilis

  The anterior part of the anterior pituitary.

• pars intermedia

  A thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary.

• islands of Langerhans

  Cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ;...

• corpus luteum

  Yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release...

• thyroid gland

  Located near the base of the neck.

• parathyroid gland

  Any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland.

• prostate gland

  A firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra;...

• thymus gland

  A ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids...

• pineal gland

  A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus...