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Glands that produce and secrete hormones into the blood or lymph systems. These glands include the thyroid, parathyroid, hypothalamus, pineal, pituitary, adrenal, islands of Langerhans in the pancreas, and the gonads (testes and ovaries). The effects of these hormones may affect one organ or tissue, or the entire body.
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Disorders may result when too few hormones are secreted (hyposecretion) or too many are secreted (hypersecretion). Below is a list of glands and disorders that may result when they produce too many or too few hormones.
Thyroid:
Parathyroid:
Adrenal:
Pituitary:
Testes and ovaries:
- lack of sex development (ambiguous genitalia)
Pancreas:
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Review Date: 10/18/2001
Reviewed By: Victoria Kennedy, RN, A.D.A.M. editorial.
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