These hormones travel through your blood to other cells and help control or coordinate many body processes. Endocrine glands include: 1  Adrenal glands: Two glands that sit on top of the kidneys that release the hormone cortisol.
Vaginal fornix Definition. It refers to any one of the deepest sections of the vagina that extends into the recesses formed by the vaginal region of the cervix. The word âfornixâ is Latin in origin and stands for âarchâ.
Fornix (neuroanatomy) The fornix (Latin: arch) is a C-shaped bundle of nerve fibers in the brain that acts as the major output tract of the hippocampus. The fornix also carries some afferent fibres to the hippocampus from structures in the diencephalon and basal forebrain. The fornix is part of the limbic system.