Endocrine System Mandarin vocabulary

Endocrine Glands (内分泌腺)

垂体 (chuí tǐ) — Pituitary gland; 下丘脑 (xià qiū nǎo) — Hypothalamus; 甲状腺 (jiǎ zhuàng xiàn) — Thyroid gland; 甲状旁腺 (jiǎ zhuàng páng xiàn) — Parathyroid gland; 肾上腺 (shèn shàng xiàn) — Adrenal gland; 胰腺 (yí xiàn) — Pancreas (endocrine part); 松果体 (sōng guǒ tǐ) — Pineal gland; 胸腺 (xiōng xiàn) — Thymus

Hormones (激素)

激素 (jī sù) — Hormone; 胰岛素 (yí dǎo sù) — Insulin; 胰高血糖素 (yí gāo xuè táng sù) — Glucagon; 皮质醇 (pí zhì chún) — Cortisol; 醛固酮 (quán gù tóng) — Aldosterone; 肾上腺素 (shèn shàng xiàn sù) — Adrenaline; 去甲肾上腺素 (qù jiǎ shèn shàng xiàn sù) — Noradrenaline; 甲状腺素 (jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù) — Thyroxine (T4); 三碘甲状腺原氨酸 (sān diǎn jiǎ zhuàng xiàn yuán ān suān) — Triiodothyronine (T3); 生长激素 (shēng zhǎng jī sù) — Growth hormone; 催乳素 (cuī rǔ sù) — Prolactin; 促肾上腺皮质激素 (cù shèn shàng xiàn pí zhì jī sù) — ACTH

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