MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE ORGANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The gland that stimulates body metabolism (calorie burning)
A
Thyroid
B
testes
C
ovary
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The thyroid hormone is well known for controlling metabolism, growth, and many other bodily functions. The thyroid gland, anterior pituitary gland, and hypothalamus comprise a self-regulatory circuit called the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The thyroid gland is regulated by thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). In addition to TRH/TSH regulation by TH feedback, there is central modulation by nutritional signals, such as leptin, as well as peptides regulating appetite.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thyroid hormone is the hormone that controls your body’s metabolism, the process in which your body transforms the food you eat into energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thyroid gland regulates metabolism by producing and secreting hormones into your bloodstream.

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