Make a table indicating the glands, hormones produced, their main functions and diseases caused due to their hypo and hypersecretions.

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Glands Hormones Functions Disease

Pituitary anterior lobe Growth hormone Stimulates growth of long bones Gigantism (hypersecretion)

Dwarfism (hyposecretion)

ACTH (adrenocoticotrophic hormone) Controls activity of adrenal cortex

TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) Controls activity of thyroid gland

GH (gonadotrophic hormone) Controls hormone secretion by gonads

LTH (luteotrophic hormone) Stimulates milk production after delivery

Pituitary posterior lobe ADH (antidiuretic hormone) Regulates water absorption Diabetes insipidus (hyposecretion)

Oxytocin Contracts uterus during childbirth

Thyroid gland Thyroxine Controls metabolism Cretinism, myxedema and goitre (hyposecretion)

Exophthalmic goitre (hypersecretion)

Calcitoxin Regulates deposition of calcium in bones

Adrenal cortex Mineralocorticoids Regulate mineral absorption Addison's disease (hyposecretion)

Cushing's syndrom (hypersecretion)

Sex hormones Regulate development of secondary sexual characters

Glucocorticoids Regulate fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism

Adrenal medulla Adrenaline Controls responses to emergency

Noradrealine Controls vasoconstriction

Pancreas Insulin Decreases blood sugar level Diabetes mellitus (hyposecretion)

Glucagon Increases blood sugar level

Somatostatin Inhibits release of glucagon and insulin

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