Biologia
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•Thyroid gland: secretes 2 hormones
-thryroxine: stimulates cell metabolism
-calcitonin: causes bone calcification
•Páncreas: produces 2 hormones
-insulin: reduces blood glucose levels
-glucagon: has the opposite function to insulin
•Pineal gland: produces the pituitary gland that stimulate hormone
•Parathyroid glands: secrete parathyroid hormone
•Adrenal glands: -cortex: secretes hormones called corticosteroids
-medulla: secretes sympathetic neurotransmitors
•Ovaries: produce 2 types Of hormone:
-frénale sex hormones or oestrogen
-progesterone
•Testicles: produce male sex hormones or androgens