Growth hormone (GH) is also called somatotropin or human growth hormone, peptide hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, It stimulates the growth of all tissues of the body, including bone....
The endocrine glands are the sites of synthesis and secretion of hormones, in certain amounts, which are disseminated throughout the body by the bloodstream where they act on target organs. Endocrine glands do not...
Adrenal (suprarenal) glands are two glands, where each one of them is located above one of the two kidneys, Each gland consists anatomically and physiologically of two regions which are: the outer part which...
Thyroid gland lies in the anterior part of the neck and in a close contact with the trachea, Its colour is slightly red, It is surrounded by a membrane of connective tissue, It consists...
