CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND
ENDOCRINE
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In the head, shoulders, knees, and toes
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In the abdomen, joints, brain, and spinal column
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In the brain, neck, abdomen, and groin
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In the gall bladder, appendix, tonsils, and spleen
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many glands make up the endocrine system. The hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and pineal gland are in your brain. The thyroid and parathyroid glands are in your neck. The thymus is between your lungs, the adrenals are on top of your kidneys, and the pancreas is behind your stomach.
Detailed explanation-2: -The pituitary gland and the hypothalamus-are located in or near the brain. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland are like orchestra conductors. Their job is to tell other endocrine glands throughout the body to make the hormones that affect and protect every aspect of your health.
Detailed explanation-3: -The thyroid gland and parathyroid glands are located in front of the neck, below the larynx (voice box). The thyroid plays an important role in the body’s metabolism.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pancreas. The pancreas, located in the abdomen, below and behind the stomach, is both an exocrine and an endocrine gland. The alpha and beta cells are the endocrine cells in the pancreatic islets that release insulin and glucagon and smaller amounts of other hormones into the blood.
Detailed explanation-5: -The thyroid gland is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. It is located in the neck, just below the larynx and in front of the trachea. It produces two main hormones viz., Triiodothyronine and Thyroxine.