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39 Cards in this Set
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endocrine system
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system of glands that produce/secrete hormones into blood stream
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hormomes
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chemical regulators of biological function
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target organs
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structure sthat recieve hormone and respond to it
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ductless glands
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have no tubes or vessels, secrete directly into the blood stream
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another name for pituitary
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hypophysis
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another name for adrenals
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suprarenals
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located in the throat; bilobed gland connected by an asthmus
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thyroid
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found close to the kidney
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adrenals
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a mixed gland; located close to the stomach and small intestine
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pancreas
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paired glands suspended in the scrotum
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testes
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ride "horseback" on the thyroid gland
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parathyroid
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found in the pelvic cavity of the female, concerned with ova and female hormone production
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ovaries
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found in the upper thorax overlaying the heart; large during youth
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thymus
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found in the roof of the third ventricle
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pineal body
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Is this hormone stimulated by (A) another hormone (B) Neural (C) Humoral
T4/T3 |
A
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Is this hormone stimulated by (A) another hormone (B) Neural (C) Humoral
insulin |
c
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Is this hormone stimulated by (A) another hormone (B) Neural (C) Humoral
estrogens |
a
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Is this hormone stimulated by (A) another hormone (B) Neural (C) Humoral
parathyroid hormone |
c
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Is this hormone stimulated by (A) another hormone (B) Neural (C) Humoral
testosterone |
a
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Is this hormone stimulated by (A) another hormone (B) Neural (C) Humoral
norepinepherine |
b
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Is this hormone stimulated by (A) another hormone (B) Neural (C) Humoral
ADH |
b
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Is this hormone stimulated by (A) another hormone (B) Neural (C) Humoral
TSH,FSH |
A
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Is this hormone stimulated by (A) another hormone (B) Neural (C) Humoral
aldosterone |
C
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Inaquate amounts of this hormones will cause what?
estrongen/testosterone |
sexual immaturity
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Inaquate amounts of this hormones will cause what?
PTH |
tetany
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Inaquate amounts of this hormones will cause what?
ADH |
excessive diuresis w/o high blood glucose levels
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Inaquate amounts of this hormones will cause what?
insulin |
polyurea,polyphagia,polydipsia
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Inaquate amounts of this hormones will cause what?
growth hormones |
abnormally small structure, normal proportions
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Inaquate amounts of this hormones will cause what?
progesterone |
miscarriage
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Inaquate amounts of this hormones will cause what?
t4/t3 |
lethargy, hair loss, low bmr, obesity
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what are the parafollicular cells in the thyroid?
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calcitonin
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follicular epithelial cells of the thyroid
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t4/t3
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beta cells of the islets of langerhans
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insulin
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alpha cells of the islets of langerhans
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glucagon
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basophil cells of the anterior pituitary
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tsh, acth, fsh, lh
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zona fasciculata cells
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glucocorticoids
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zona glomerulosa cells
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mineralocorticoids
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chief cells
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PTH
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acidophil cells of the anterior pituitary
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growth hormones, prolactin
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