1 Cold sores later crust over with a scab and are usually associated with tingling, tenderness, or burning before the actual sores appear. 2  Mouth irritation. 3  The irritation can be caused by: 4  Biting your cheek, tongue, or lip. 5  Wearing braces or another type of dental apparatus, or having a sharp, broken tooth.
Main Image: The Pituitary gland is a pea-sized endocrine (hormone-producing) gland weighing about 0.5 g situated at the bottom of the skull sandwiched between the optic nerves, in humans. The pituitary gland secretes hormones. Hormones are chemicals that travel through the blood stream.
Your thyroid gland is one of the endocrine glands that makes hormones to regulate physiological functions in your body, like metabolism (heart rate, sweating, energy consumed). Other endocrine glands include the pituitary, adrenal, and parathyroid glands and specialized cells within the pancreas.our thyroid gland is one of the endocrine glands that makes hormones to regulate physiological functions in your body, like metabolism (heart rate, sweating, energy consumed). Other endocrine glands include the pituitary, adrenal, and parathyroid glands and specialized cells within the pancreas.