Episode 134: Hormones and the Endocrine System
The Science of Everything Podcast
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The Thyroid, the Parathyroid, and the Adrenal Glands
Thyroid hormones increase the basal metabolic rate, and so they have effects on pretty much all tissues throughout the body. The adrenal glands are two glands, one on either side of the body, that sit just above the kidneys. There are three main steroid hormones that are produced by the adrenal cortex: Alosterone, cortisol, and epinephrine, neuropinephrine. Cortisol inhibits glucose uptake, and it's also involved in, as I mentioned, in the stress response. We will talk more about cortisol in, hopefully, the next episode when I talk about emotions.
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