front 1 Anterior Pituitary Gland lactated in the brain | back 1 Prolactin or PRL PRL stimulates milk production from a women’s breast after childbirth |
front 2 Pineal located in the brain | back 2 Melatonin production, secretes malatonbin, a hormone that induces drowsiness and regulates sleep patterns. |
front 3 hypothalamus located in the brain | back 3 regulates temperature, hunger, thirst, sleep, mood , and sexual arousal. It bridges the nervous and endocri ne systems |
front 4 Thyroid located in the throat | back 4 produces t3 and t4 hormones that control your metabolism, energy use, body temp, growth, and development |
front 5 Parathyroid located in throat | back 5 regulates the body’s calcium levels by p[roducing parathyroid hormone PTH |
front 6 Thymus located above heart | back 6 Acts as a school for T cells, training them to fight infections and pathogens while ensuring they do not attack the body’s own tissue |
front 7 Adrenal located above kidneys | back 7 The stress response,, the inner part of the gland (medulla) produces adrenaline and noradrenaline |
front 8 Pancreas located under the stomach | back 8 it functions as both an exocrine gland for digestion and an endocrine gland for blood sugar regulation |
front 9 Ovary/testes located in lower abdomen {groin} | back 9 produce cells necessary for reproduction and the hormones that drive sexual development and maintenance |