front 1 Pituitary gland brain | back 1 Growth Hormone (GH), TSH (for thyroid), ACTH (for adrenals), FSH & LH (for reproduction), Prolactin (for milk), and releasing ADH & Oxytocin |
front 2 Thyroid throat | back 2 Thyroxine(T3) bigger t word is (T4), calcitonin, BMR |
front 3 Parathyroid throat | back 3 PTH ( parathyroid hormone) takes calcium from the bones to make it available in your bloodstream |
front 4 Pineal brain | back 4 Melatonin hormone |
front 5 Hypothalamus | back 5 TRH, GnRH, GHRH, CRH, Somatostatin, and Dopamine, which regulate metabolism, growth, stress response, and reproduction |
front 6 Thymus above heart | back 6 thymosin (alpha & beta), thymulin, thymopoietin, and thymic humoral factor (THF), |
front 7 Adrenal above kidneys | back 7 cortisol (stress, metabolism), aldosterone (blood pressure, electrolytes), and adrenaline (epinephrine) & noradrenaline (norepinephrine) (fight-or-flight response), plus androgens (sex hormones like DHEA) |
front 8 Pancreas under stomach | back 8 primarily insulin and glucagon |
front 9 Ovary/testes lower abdomen (groin) | back 9 estrogen and progesterone and testosterone |