Question

Prepare a table depicting the names of endocrine glands and hormones secreted by them. State their function.

Answer 1

1. Endocrine glands are glands whose secretions are directly released into the bloodstream.
2. The hormone is the endocrine secretion.
3. There is a number of endocrine glands present in the human body.
4. They are:

Sl. No.	Endocrine glands	Hormones secreted from it
1	Pituitary gland	GH, PRL, TSH, ACTH,LH, FSH,MSH, Oxytocin, vasopressin.
2	Thyroid gland	Thyroxine
3	Parathyroid gland	parathyroid hormone
4	Pineal gland	Melatonin
5	Thymus	Thymosins
6	Adrenal glands	Adrenalin and nor-adrenalin
7	Pancreas	Glucagon, insulin
8	Testis	Testosterone
9	ovary	Estrogen and progesterone
10	Heart	anti-natriuretic factor
11	Kidney	Erythropoiesis