| A | B |
|---|
| adenohypophysis | anterior pituitary gland |
| adrenal glands | glands that rest on top of the kidneys |
| endocrine | secreting into the blood or tissue fluid rather than a duct |
| gonads | primary sex organs, produces reproductive cells |
| hormone | regulatory substances secreted by an endocrine gland |
| target cell | any cell with one or more receptors for a particualr hormone |
| thyroid | endocrine gland located in the neck whoe hormones regulate cellular metabolism |
| tropic hormone | hormone that stimulates another endocrine gland to grow and secrete its hormone |
| parathyroid | endocrine glands embedded in the posterior aspect of the thyroid gland |
