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30 Cards in this Set
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ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE(TSH) |
THYROID GLAND
STIMULATES THE THYROID GLAND TO PRODUCE THYROID HORMONES (T3 AND T4) |
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ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) |
ADRENAL CORTEX
STIMULATES THE ADRENAL CORTEX TO SECRETE CORTISOL & CORTICAL HORMONES; ESPECIALLY CORTISOL |
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ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) |
GONADS, OVARIES & TESTIES
STIMULATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF OVA & SPERM; ALSO STIMULATES SECRETION OF ESTROGEN IN WOMEN |
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ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
Luteinizing hormone (LH) |
GONADS, OVARIES & TESTIES
CAUSE OVULATION IN WOMEN, STIMULATES SECRETION OF PROGESTERONE IN WOMEN AND TESTOSTERONE IN MEN. |
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ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
Growth hormone (GH) |
BONES & SOFT TISSUE
PROMOTES GROWTH OF ALL TISSUES |
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ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
Prolactin (lactogenic hormone) |
MAMMARY GLANDS
STIMULATES MILK PRODUCTION |
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POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
(NEUROHYPOPHYSIS) ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (ADH) |
KIDNEY, BLOOD VESSELS
STIMULATES WATER; ALSO CONSTRICTS BLOOD VESSELS |
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POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
(NEUROHPOHYSIS) Oxytocin |
UTERUS, MAMMARY GLANDS
CONTRACTS UTERINE MUSCLE DUING LABOR; RELEASES OR EJECTS MILK FROM MAMMARY GLANDS |
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Hypothalamus GLAND
Releasing & RELEASE INHIBITING HORMONES |
ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
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ADRENAL GLANDS
MEDULLA |
SMALL AMOUNT OF NOREPINEPHRINE
MANY TISSUES ESPECIALLY HEART & BLOOD VESSELS STIMULATES "FIGHT OR FLIGHT" |
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THYROID GLAND
Thyroxine (T4) and Triiodothyronine (T3) |
ALL TISSUES
STIMULATES METABOLIC RATE; REGULATES GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT |
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THYROID GLAND
Calcitonin |
BONES & KIDNEYS
LOWERS BLOOD CALCIUM |
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Parathyroid GLAND
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) |
BONES, KIDNEYS, AND INTESTINES
CAUSES BONE RESORPTIONS OF BLOOD CALCIUM; STIMULATES RESORPTION OF CALCIUM BY TH KIDNEYS & INTESTINES; STIMULTES THE EXCRETION OF PHOSPHATE BY THE KIDNEYS |
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ADRENAL GLANDS
MEDULLA |
EPINEPHRINE
MANY TISSUES ESPECIALLY HEART & BLOOD VESSELS STIMULATES "FIGHT OR FLIGHT" |
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ADRENAL GLANDS
CORTEX |
GLUCOCORTICOIDS (CORTISOL)
ALL TISSUES HELPS REGULATE METABOLISM OF CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEIN & FAT, PART OF THE STRESS RESPONSE |
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ADRENAL GLANDS
CORTEX |
MINERAL CORTICOIDS
(ALDOSTERONE) KIDNEYS STIMULATES THE KIDNEYS TO REABSORB SODIUM & EXCRETE POTASSIUM |
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ADRENAL GLANDS
CORTEX |
SEX HORMONES
SEX ORGANS, BONE MUSCLE & SKIN STIMULATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS IN MALE & FEMALE |
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PANCREAS
ISLETS OF LANGERHANS (ALPHA CELLS) |
GLUCAGON
RAISES BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS |
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PANCREAS
INSLETS OF LANGERHANS (BETA CELLS) |
INSULIN
LOWERS BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS |
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GONADS
OVARIES |
ESTROGEN & PROGESTERONE
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GONADS
TESTIES |
ANDROGEN
(TESTOSTERONE) |
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GONADS
THYMUS GLAND |
THYMOSIN
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GONADS
PINEAL GLAND |
MELATONIN
HELPS SET BIORYTHMS THOUGHT TO BE THE "BIOLOGICAL CLOCK" |
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GIGANTISM
ACROMEGALY |
HYPERSECRETION OF GROWTH HORMONES DURING EARLY YEARS OF LIFE
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DWARFISM
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HYPOSECRETION OF GROWTH HORMONES DURING EARLY YEARS OF LIFE
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HYPOTHYROIDISM
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LOW DIETARY INTACT OF IODINE CAN CAUSE ENLARGEMENT OF THYROID GLAND CALLED SIMPLE GOITER.
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CRETINISM
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HYPOSECRETION OF THYROID HORMONES DURING FORMATIVE YEARS. CHARACTERIZED BY LOW METABOLIC RATE, RETARDED GROWTH, SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT, AND MENTAL RETARDATION
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MYXEDEMA
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DIFFICIENCY OF THYROID HORMONE, CHARCTERIZED BY LESSENED MENTAL AND PHYSICAL VIGOR, WEIGHT GAIN, HAIR LOSS, FLUID AROUND EYES.
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CUSHING SYNDROME
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HYPERSECRETION OF GLUCOCORTICOIDS, CHARACTERIZED MOON FACE, BUFFALO HUMP.
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ADDISON'S DISEASE
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DIFFICIENCY OR HYPOSECRETION OF ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES
MUSCLE WEAKNESS, HYPOGLYCEMIA, NAUSEA, LOSS OF APPETITE AND WEIGHT LOSS JOHN KENNEDY |
