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A pair of ductless glands, each located on or adjacent to a kidney, which secrete adrenaline and cortin.

One of the hormones produced by the medulla of the adrenal glands; also called epinephrine; helps in preparing the body for emergency actions

Anterior pituitary

The front part, or lobe, of the pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain. It produces and secretes specific hormones, regulates growth of the body, and regulates and controls the thyroid, adrenal cortex, ovaries, and testicles

Autonomic system

Involuntary portion of the peripheral nervous system.

Central nervous system

The brain and spinal cord in vertebrates, which receive sensory impulses and from which motor impulses issue.

A large portion of the brain, serving to coordinate voluntary movements, posture, and balance in humans, being in back of and below the cerebrum and consisting of two lateral lobes and a central lobe.

The anterior and largest part of the brain, consisting of two halves or hemispheres and serving to control voluntary movements and coordinate mental actions

Any gland of the body that secretes a substance or hormone, thereby controlling certain bodily processes: e.g., pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal, pancreas.

The act or process of discharging waste matter from the blood, tissues, or organs.

The organ in a male or female animal that produces the gametes; an ovary or testis.

The tendency of a system, esp. the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus tending to disturb its normal condition or function.

A chemical substance formed in some organ of the body, secreted directly into the blood, and carried to another organ or tissue, where it produces a specific effect.

A region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.

Either of a pair of organs in the back part of the abdominal cavity that form and excrete urine, regulate fluid and electrolyte balance, and act as endocrine glands.

The inner layer or part of an organ.