Encyclopedia - Pituitary Gland: Encyclopedia - Pituitary Gland
The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea that sits in the small, bony cavity (sella turcica) at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gigantism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gigantism - Pituitary Gigantism
Pituitary gigantism due to growth hormone excess is the single condition that accounts for nearly all cases of pathologic extreme height....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis - Anatomy
The HPA axis includes parts of the hypothalamus, the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, the adrenal cortices, hormones, systems that t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypothalamus: Encyclopedia - Hypothalamus
In the anatomy of mammals, the hypothalamus is a region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Growth Hormone: Encyclopedia Ii - Growth Hormone - Secretion Of Gh
GH is secreted into the blood by the somatotrope cells of the anterior pituitary gland, in larger amounts than any other pituitary hormon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Testicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Testicle - Function
Like the ovaries (to which they are homologous), testicles are components of both the reproductive system (being gonads) and the endocrin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pituitary Gland, Hypophysis Cerebri: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Pituitary Gland, Hypophysis Cerebri
Pituitary Gland or Hypophysis Cerebri A small, bi-lobed, ductless gland, resting on the bony floor of the brain just above the palate....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Glandulars: Health And Healing Dictionary On Glandulars
GLANDULARS freeze-dried animal glands, processed into pill form and taken to provide the body an extra dose of a hormone. Typically ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Growth Hormone: Encyclopedia Ii - Growth Hormone - History
The identification, purification and later synthesis of growth hormone is associated with Choh Hao Li. The history of GH use, from extrac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Chakra - Chakras And The Endocrine System
Parallels have often been drawn, by supporters of the existence of chakras, between the positions and functions of the chakras, and of th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Glandulars: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Glandulars
GLANDULARS: freeze-dried animal glands, processed into pill form and taken to provide the body an extra dose of a hormone. Typically m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folliculogenesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Folliculogenesis - Hormone Function
As with most things related to the reproductive system, folliculogenesis is controlled by the endocrine system. Five hormones participate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puberty: Encyclopedia Ii - Puberty - Puberty As A Neurohormonal Process
The endocrine reproductive system consists of the hypothalamus, the pituitary, the gonads, and the adrenal glands, with input and regulat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Height: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Height - Process Of Growth
Growth in stature, determined by its various factors, results from the lengthening of bones via cellular divisions chiefly regulated by s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brain-mind: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brain-mind
Brain-mind Used by theosophists for the astral mind of the personal ego, the pale and too often distorted reflection of the intellecti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Will: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Will
Will The ensouling creative essence of abstract, eternal motion throughout the kosmos. As an eternal principle it is neither spirit no...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Physical Organs: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Physical Organs
Physical Organs Natural history reveals that the organs of the body acquire a greater individual importance, and in some cases occupy ...   » Read the article