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Endocrine Glands

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Endocrine Glands. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Endocrine Glands.

Sub-Categories

• Adrenal Glands
  • Adrenal Cortex
    • Zona Fasciculata
    • Zona Glomerulosa
    • Zona Reticularis
  • Adrenal Medulla
• Gonads
  • Ovary
    • Corpus Luteum
      • Luteal Cells
    • Ovarian Follicle
      • Follicular Fluid
      • Granulosa Cells
        • Cumulus Cells
      • Theca Cells
  • Testis
    • Leydig Cells
• Islets of Langerhans
  • Glucagon-Secreting Cells
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells
  • Pancreatic Polypeptide-Secreting Cells
  • Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
• Parathyroid Glands
• Pineal Gland
• Pituitary-Adrenal System
• Pituitary Gland
  • Pituitary Gland, Anterior
    • Corticotrophs
    • Gonadotrophs
    • Lactotrophs
    • Somatotrophs
    • Thyrotrophs
  • Pituitary Gland, Intermediate
    • Melanotrophs
  • Pituitary Gland, Posterior
• Thyroid Gland

Terms

Adrenal Cortex - The outer layer of the adrenal gland. It is derived from MESODERM and comprised of three zones (oute...

Adrenal Glands - A pair of glands located at the cranial pole of each of the two KIDNEYS. Each adrenal gland is compo...

Adrenal Medulla - The inner portion of the adrenal gland. Derived from ECTODERM, adrenal medulla consists mainly of CH...

Corpus Luteum - The yellow body derived from the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE after OVULATION. The process of corpus lu...

Corticotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that produce ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC HORMONE....

Cumulus Cells - The granulosa cells of the cumulus oophorus which surround the OVUM in the GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE. At OVU...

Endocrine Glands - Ductless glands that secrete HORMONES directly into the BLOOD CIRCULATION. These hormones influence ...

Follicular Fluid - The fluid surrounding the OVUM and GRANULOSA CELLS in the Graafian follicle (OVARIAN FOLLICLE). The ...

Glucagon-Secreting Cells - A type of pancreatic cell representing about 5-20% of the islet cells. Alpha cells secrete GLUCAGON....

Gonadotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that can produce both FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE and LUTEINIZING HORMONE....

Gonads - The gamete-producing glands, OVARY or TESTIS....

Granulosa Cells - Supporting cells for the developing female gamete in the OVARY. They are derived from the coelomic e...

Insulin-Secreting Cells - A type of pancreatic cell representing about 50-80% of the islet cells. Beta cells secrete INSULIN....

Islets of Langerhans - Irregular microscopic structures consisting of cords of endocrine cells that are scattered throughou...

Lactotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that produce PROLACTIN....

Leydig Cells - Steroid-producing cells in the interstitial tissue of the TESTIS. They are under the regulation of P...

Luteal Cells - PROGESTERONE-producing cells in the CORPUS LUTEUM. The large luteal cells derive from the GRANULOSA ...

Melanotrophs - Neuroendocrine cells in the INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY. They produce MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORM...

Ovarian Follicle - An OOCYTE-containing structure in the cortex of the OVARY. The oocyte is enclosed by a layer of GRAN...

Ovary - The reproductive organ (GONADS) in female animals. In vertebrates, the ovary contains two functional...

Pancreatic Polypeptide-Secreting Cells - A group of islet cells (10-35%) which secrete PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE, a hormone that regulates APPET...

Parathyroid Glands - Two pairs of small oval-shaped glands located in the front and the base of the NECK and adjacent to ...

Pineal Gland - A light-sensitive neuroendocrine organ attached to the roof of the THIRD VENTRICLE of the brain. The...

Pituitary Gland - A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a shor...

Pituitary Gland, Anterior - The anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland, also known as the adenohypophysis. It secretes t...

Pituitary Gland, Intermediate - The intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland. It shows considerable size variation among the species...

Pituitary Gland, Posterior - Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal A...

Pituitary-Adrenal System - The interactions between the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands, in which corticotropin (ACTH) st...

Somatostatin-Secreting Cells - Endocrine cells found throughout the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and in islets of the PANCREAS. D cells s...

Somatotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that produce GROWTH HORMONE....

Testis - The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and tran...

Theca Cells - The flattened stroma cells forming a sheath or theca outside the basal lamina lining the mature OVAR...

Thyroid Gland - A highly vascularized endocrine gland consisting of two lobes joined by a thin band of tissue with o...

Thyrotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that produce THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE....

Zona Fasciculata - The wide middle zone of the adrenal cortex. This zone produces a series of enzymes that convert PREG...

Zona Glomerulosa - The narrow subcapsular outer zone of the adrenal cortex. This zone produces a series of enzymes that...

Zona Reticularis - The inner zone of the adrenal cortex. This zone produces the enzymes that convert PREGNENOLONE, a 21...

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