PSL201Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Myoepithelial Cell, Chondrocyte, Prostaglandin
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The main organs here are located within the brain, including the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and pineal gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, thymus, adrenal glands, pancreas, and gonads. The hypothalamus has many functions aside from its function as an endocrine gland. It is considered as a primary gland because it secretes several hormones, most which a ect the pituitary gland, which is connected to the hypothalamus by a thin stalk of tissue called the infundibulum. The pituitary gland is divided into two distinct sections called the anterior lobe and the posterior lobe; which are derived from the epithelial tissue and the neural tissue respectively. The posterior gland secretes two hormones due to the neural endings located in them originating from the hypothalamus; antidiuretic hormone (adh) and oxytocin. The hormones after synthesis are packaged into secretory vesicles, which are transported to the axon terminals in the posterior gland.
