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1
Q

What are the main endocrine glands?

A
Hypothalamus
Pituitary
Parathyroid x4
Thyroid
Adrenal glands x2
Pancreas
Ovaries
Testis
2
Q

Where is the hypothalamus?

A

The central core cerebrum with connections to the right and left cerebral hemispheres & the midbrain

3
Q

What connects the hypothalamus to the anterior and posterior pituitary glands?

A

The infundibilum

4
Q

What is the alternative name for the posterior pituitary gland?

A

Neurohypopohysis

5
Q

What hormones does the posterior pituitary produce?

A

Oxytocin

Vasopressin

6
Q

How are hormones transported to the posterior pituitary?

A

Thought the axoplasm (the cytoplams of axons) by axoplasmic transport