Cortisol is a glucocorticoid hormone produced by the cortex of the adrenal glands. It has diverse functions influencing nutrient metabolisms, inflammatory processes in the body and immunity. Cortisol secretion is regulated by the presence of adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) which is secreted by the anterior pituitary >> Read More ...
The liver is the central processing point of nutrients and wastes in the body. It filters and stores blood, regulates the way nutrients are metabolized and stores excess micro- and macroutrients, forms bile to discard wastes from the body and contributes to blood clotting. The liver is capable of contending with a range of >> Read More ...
The pineal gland does not receive much attention in medicine because there are no significant diseases or lesions that solely affect it apart from tumors. Even then, a pineal tumor referred to as a pineoloma is a rare occurrence in comparison to diseases affecting surrounding tissues and glands. For as long as the pineal >> Read More ...
Cortisol is one of the sterol hormones known as glucocorticoids secreted by the outer cortex of the adrenal gland. These small glands sit on top of each kidney and secrete several important hormones. Cortisol is known to have a wide range of effects on carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolisms as well as regulates the >> Read More ...
The pituitary gland is the small pea-sized gland located at the base of the skull. It produces many trophic hormones – these are hormones which act on other endocrine glands in order to stimulate or suppress hormonal activity. Its effect on multiple systems and almost all the other endocrine glands in the body has >> Read More ...
The pituitary gland is located in the cranial cavity in a groove at the base of the skull known as the sella turnica. It is a very small pea-sized gland rarely weighing more than 1 gram. Lying above and just behind the pituitary gland is the hypothalamus which is equally important in that it monitors various signals and >> Read More ...
The Hormone Cortisol Cortisol is the main type of glucocorticoid – a group of hormones secreted by the outer cortex portion of the adrenal glands that sit on top of each kidney. These glucocorticoids are sterol hormones and cortisol (hydrocortisone) is a natural corticosteroid. Cortisol secretion is almost entirely >> Read More ...
The Hormone Prolactin Prolactin is s hormone synthesized and secreted from the lactotroph cells in the anterior pituitary gland. It is also produced by various other tissues in the body but to a far lesser degree than in the anterior pituitary. There are three forms of prolactin in the body which differ by molecular >> Read More ...
White blood cells are important components of the body’s immune system. These cells are also known as leukocytes. There are different types of white blood cells which are broadly divided into the granulocytes and agranulocytes named so due to the presence of granules within the >> Read More ...
Bleeding is the loss of blood from a vessel and the medical term is hemorrhage. Although bleeding is often only associated with an open wound on the skin, there can be blood loss internally without any obvious signs of bleeding. Blood may pass out into environment any of the extravascular spaces – these are any >> Read More ...
