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13 Cards in this Set
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Hypothalamus |
-located in diencephalon -controls pituitary hormone levels -controls physiology (hunger, thirst, fluid balance, body temp. etc.) -regulates temperature, appetite & emotion |
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Pineal |
-sleep wake cycle |
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pituitary |
-located in diencephalon -acts only under orders from hypothalamus -controls other endocrine organs |
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thyroid |
-located in anterior portion of neck -controls cellular metabolism, growth -decrease blood calcium |
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parathyroid |
-increase blood calcium |
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pancreas |
-located in upper abdomen, near stomach -lower/raises blood sugar -also acts as exocrine organ |
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adrenal glands |
-sits on kidney -fight-or-flight response -increase duration of effects of sympathetic nervous system |
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ovaries |
-gonads -controls sexual reproduction and secondary female characteristics |
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testes |
-gonads -controls male characteristics |
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thymus |
-endocrine and lymphatic system -located in upper thoracic -immune system -maturation of white blood cells |
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posterior pituitary
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-extension of hypothalamus
-neurohypophysis -secretes hormones instead of neurotransmitter |
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anterior pituitary |
-adenohypophysis -controls secretion of hormones by another endocrine gland |
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prostaglandins |
-molecules that act like hormones -short-term, powerful effect on local tissue |
