"endocrine gland" | Definition and Related Words

endocrine gland

Noun

Any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream (synset 105337283)
is a type of: gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ - any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
subtypes:
- thyroid, thyroid gland - located near the base of the neck
- parathyroid, parathyroid gland - any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland
- adrenal, adrenal gland, suprarenal gland - either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
- prostate, prostate gland - a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
- thymus, thymus gland - a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age
- hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
- adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland - the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
- pars anterior, pars distilis - the anterior part of the anterior pituitary
- pars intermedia - a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary
- neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland - the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
- epiphysis, epiphysis cerebri, pineal body, pineal gland - a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
- islands of langerhans, isles of langerhans, islets of langerhans - cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones
- adrenal cortex - the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
- adrenal medulla - the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine
- corpus luteum - yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun
- gonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
is a part of: endocrine system - the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity

same as: ductless gland, endocrine

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