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How many endocrine glands are there in human body?

The endocrine glands in the human body consist of the hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal, thyroid, thymus, adrenals, pancreas, and gonads. That makes it eight. They all produce hormones.

There are 5 possible ducted glands and 9 possible ductless glands (for a total of 14)



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