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An Overview of the Pituitary Gland

Pituitary Gland Essentials The hormones of the pituitary gland help regulate the functions of other endocrine glands. The pituitary gland has two parts—the anterior lobe and posterior lobe—that have two very separate functions. The hypothalamus sends signals to the pituitary to release or

An Overview of the Hypothalamus

 

Diseases of the Adrenal Cortex: Cushing's Syndrome

This page contains information that assumes you have read our introduction to the adrenal gland page. If not, go there first.

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

 

M.E.N. Syndromes: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Definition of the MEN Syndromes MEN stands for "Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia".   The MEN syndromes are conditions which cause overactivity and enlargement in certain endocrine glands.  MEN syndromes are usually (but not always) inherit

Hypothyroidism: Too little thyroid hormone

Since hypothyroidism is caused by too little thyroid hormone secreted by the thyroid, the diagnosis of hypothyroidism is based almost exclusively upon measuring the amount of thyroid hormone in the blood.  There are normal ranges for all thyroid horm

How Your Thyroid Works

Your thyroid gland is a small gland, normally weighing less than one ounce, located in the front of the neck. It is made up of two halves, called lobes, that lie along the windpipe (trachea) and are joined together by a narrow band of thyroid tissue, known as the isthmus.

Thyroid Gland Function

Some information on this page is a little more advanced. If you have trouble understanding the process of normal thyroid function, please go to our page describing this process first.
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