The major glands of the endocrine system include the pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, hypothalamus and adrenal glands. The hypothalamus and pituitary gland are neuroendocrine organs.
A newspaper lead (or lede if you prefer) can do its job in one sentence, but with few exceptions, a paragraph will contain more than one sentence. The OWL site, aimed at college students, suggests a length of from three to five or more sentences.
How do you write a five-paragraph essay? In addition to including a range of between three and six paragraphs, a 250-word essay has standard paragraphs of approximately three sentences. Extending an individual paragraph beyond three sentences tends to make it inappropriately meandering and oftentimes confusing.