Question

Name 8 glands in human body with their important work​

Answer 1

pituitary gland thyroid gland pancreas adrenal glands testis and ovaries

Answer 2

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Hormones are secreted by endocrine glands in small amounts.Hormones are secreted directly into blood and travels throughout the body through blood circulatory system.Hormones have their effect at the sites different from where they are made.Hormones act on specific tissues or organs.

Endocrine Glands

 A gland secretes a specific substance in the body. There are two types of glands. They are:

i) Exocrine glands

ii) Endocrine glands

Exocrine glands are the glands that secrete its product into a duct. For example salivary gland secretes the saliva into the salivary duct.

Endocrine glands are the glands that secrete its product directly into blood. There are no ducts in endocrine glands. The chemical substance secreted by endocrine glands is called hormone.