"Suprarenal" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... materials which are passed into the blood and which are supposed to exert some beneficial effect either upon the blood or upon the tissues through which the blood circulates. The most important of the ductless glands are the thyroid gland, located in the neck; the suprarenal bodies, situated one just over each kidney; and the thymus gland, a temporary gland in the upper part of the chest. The spleen and the lymphatic glands (page 68) are also classed with the ductless glands. The liver, the pancreas, and (according ...
— Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools • Francis M. Walters, A.M. |
