Advanced Vocabulary - Glands

Glands 

adrenal gland noun

medical one of two small organs above your kidneys that produce adrenalin.

endocrine gland noun

medical an organ in your body that produces hormones that go directly into your blood or into your lymph vessels.

gland noun

a part of your body that produces a chemical substance that your body needs.

glandular adjective

relating to the glands in your body.

mammary gland noun

medical an organ in a woman’s breast that produces milk, or the similar organ in a female animal.

pituitary gland noun

medical the small organ at the base of your brain that produces the substances your body needs to control its growth and development. The pituitary gland is often simply called the pituitary . 

prostate noun

medical the organ in a man’s body that produces a liquid that combines with and carries sperm.

salivary gland noun

medical any of the organs that produce the saliva in your mouth.

sebaceous adjective

relating to a part of the body that produces oil for your skin and hair.

sebaceous gland noun

medical an organ in your body that allows a type of oil called sebum to flow onto your skin and hair to keep them soft.

sweat gland noun

an organ in your body that produces sweat.

thyroid noun

medical an organ in your neck that produces substances that your body needs in order to control your behaviour and the way that your body grows.

 total words = 12