Major

Gland Location + Hormone(s)
Pineal Gland Brain + Melatonin
Hypothalamus Brain +
growth-hormone-releasing
growth-hormone-inhibiting
gonadotropin-releasing
thyrotropin-releasing
corticotropin-releasing
prolactin-releasing
prolactin-inhibiting
melanocyte-stimulating-releasing
melanocyte-stimulating-inhibiting
Pituitary Gland
(anterior lobe)
Head +
growth-hormone
follicle-stimulating
luteinizing
thyroid-stimulating
adrenocorticotropic
prolactin
Pituitary Gland
(intermediate lobe)
Head +
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Pituitary Gland
(posterior lobe)
Head +
anti-diuretic hormone
oxytocin
Thyroid Gland Neck +
thyroid hormones
calcitonin
Parathyroid Glands Neck +
Parathyroid hormone
Thymus Gland Neck & Thoracic Cavity +
thymosins
thymic humoral factor
thymopoietins
Heart Thoracic Cavity +
atrial natriuretic factor
Stomach Abdominopelvic Cavity +
gastrin
Intestines Abdominopelvic Cavity +
secretin
cholecystokinin
Pancreas Abdominopelvic Cavity +
insulin
glucagon
somatostatin
Kidneys Abdomen (retroperitoneal) +
erythropoietin
1, 25-dihydroxycholecaciferol
renin (an enzyme)
Adrenal Glands
(cortex)
Abdomen (retroperitoneal) +
glucocorticoids
gonadocorticoids
Adrenal Glands
(medulla)
Abdomen (retroperitoneal) +
epinephrine (adrenaline)
norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
Ovaries Abdominopelvic Cavity +
estrogens
progesterone
relaxin
Testes Scrotal Sac +
androgens (mainly testosterone)
Chorion & Placenta Associated with embryo and fetus +
chrorionic gonadotropin
estrogen
progesterone
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