thyroid gland: butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck regulated by the hypothalamus-pituitary axis produces hormones involved in regulating metabolism and growth:.oxytocin: induces uterine contractions during labor and milk release from mammary glands during suckling stored in posterior pituitary.antidiuretic hormone: promotes reabsorption of water by kidneys stored in posterior pituitary.posterior pituitary: the following hormones are produced by the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary.prolactin: stimulates mammary gland growth and milk production.follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH): stimulates production of gametes and sex steroid hormones.thyroid-stimulating hormone: stimulates thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormones.adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH): simulates adrenal glands to secrete glucocorticoids such as cortisol.growth hormone: stimulates growth factors.anterior pituitary: the following hormones are produced by the anterior pituitary and released in response to hormone signals from the hypothalamus.Hormones produced (or secreted) by the gland include: pituitary gland: the body’s master gland located at the base of the brain and attached to the hypothalamus via a stalk called the pituitary stalk has two distinct regions: the anterior portion of the pituitary gland is regulated by releasing or release-inhibiting hormones produced by the hypothalamus, and the posterior pituitary receives signals via neurosecretory cells to release hormones produced by the hypothalamus.oxytocin: induces uterine contractions labor and milk release from mammary glands stored in posterior pituitary.antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin): promotes reabsorption of water by kidneys stored in posterior pituitary.

gonadotropin-releasing hormone: stimulates release of follicle -stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone from the anterior pituitary.

thyrotropin-releasing hormone: stimulates release ofÂ thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) from the anterior pituitary.

corticotropin-releasing hormone: stimulates release of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the anterior pituitary.

growth-hormone releasing hormone: stimulates release of growth hormone (GH) from the anterior pituitary.

hypothalamus: integrates the endocrine and nervous systems receives input from the body and other brain areas and initiates endocrine responses to environmental changes synthesizes hormones which are stored in the posterior pituitary gland also synthesizes and secretes regulatory hormones that control the endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary gland.

In vertebrates, glands and hormones they produce include (note that the following list is not complete): Image credit: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology.

Locations of endocrine glands in the human body.

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