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88 Cards in this Set
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Body in balance
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Homeostasis
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When states of health no longer exist or are interrupted, dysfunction begins. Inbalance
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Disease
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Any psychological or physical situation or condition that causes tension or strain
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Stress
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What are three types of stress?
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Situational, psychological, biological
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The study of hormones and the endocrine system?
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Endocrinology
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The endocrine system is wireless or wired?
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Wireless
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The nervous system is wireless or wired?
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Wired
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What is a neuron?
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Nerve cell
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What are chemical substances that have certain effects on specific cells or organs?
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Hormones
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Hormones control what physical processes?
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Reproduction, growth and development
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What is situational stress?
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Changes in physical and social environment
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What is psychological stress?
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Unrealistic expectations, homesickness, fear
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What is biological stress?
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Hormonal changes, weight loss/gain, changes in physical activities
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What takes place is stress continues without relief?
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Exhaustion, burnout
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A bodies initial reaction to a perceived stress
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Alarm
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What allows the body to continue fighting a stressor long after the effects of the alarm have dissipated?
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Resistance reaction, endocrine system response
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Nervous system includes?
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Brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves
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What is sympathetic response?
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Fight/flight/freeze
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What is parasympathetic response?
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Rest/digest or relaxation
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Over release of hormones
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Hyper
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Insufficient release of hormones
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Hypo
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Insufficient release of hormones
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Hypo
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What are the major parts of the endocrine system?
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Glands and hormones
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What are the major parts of the nervous system?
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Brain, central and peripheral
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How do the nervous and endocrine systems work together?
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Maintain homeostasis
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What is the link between the nervous system and the endocrine system?
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Hypothalamus
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What is the link between the nervous system and the endocrine system?
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Hypothalamus
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Steroidal and amino-acid
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2main types of hormones
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What is the link between the nervous system and the endocrine system?
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Hypothalamus
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Steroidal and amino-acid
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2main types of hormones
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Overproduction of growth hormone during adult years
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Acromegaly
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Diabetes caused by inadequate levels of antidiuretic hormone
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Diabetes insipidus
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Diabetes caused by inadequate levels of antidiuretic hormone
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Diabetes insipidus
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Disease caused by hypothyriodism
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Graves' disease
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Disease caused by hypothyroidism
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Hashimoto diease
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Enlarged thyroid gland
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Goiter
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Disease caused by overproduction of parathyroid hormone
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Hyperparathyroidism
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Disease caused by underproduction of parathyroid hormone
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Hypoparathroidism
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Condition of low blood calcium levels
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Hypocalcemia
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Condition of low blood calcium levels
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Hypocalcemia
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Disease caused by hypercortisolism
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Addison disease
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Condition of low blood calcium levels
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Hypocalcemia
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Disease caused by hypercortisolism
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Addison disease
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Disease cause by prolonged/ excessive use of cortisone drugs
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Cushing syndrome
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A dietary deficiency of this substance may lead to a goiter
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Iodine
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What are the hormones produced by the endocrine glands that affect other endocrine glands?
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Tropic hormones
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What are the hormones produced by the endocrine glands that affect other endocrine glands?
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Tropic hormones
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Overproduction and release of a hormone
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Hyper secretion
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What are the hormones produced by the endocrine glands that affect other endocrine glands?
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Tropic hormones
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Overproduction and release of a hormone
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Hyper secretion
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What causes the release of hormones from the adrenal cortex?
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ACTH
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What hormone functions in the development of breast tissue?
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Prolactin
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What hormone functions in the development of breast tissue?
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Prolactin
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What hormone has the function to increase sodium reabsorbtion?
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Aldosterone
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What hormone functions in the development of breast tissue?
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Prolactin
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What hormone has the function to increase sodium reabsorbtion?
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Aldosterone
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Which hormone lowers blood sugar levels?
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Insulin
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What kind of gland secretes hormones into a specific area?
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Exocrine
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What kind of gland secretes hormones into a specific area?
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Exocrine
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What gland declines in size and function with age?
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Thyroid
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What kind of gland secretes hormones into a specific area?
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Exocrine
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What gland declines in size and function with age?
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Thyroid
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What kind of gland secretes hormones directly into the blood stream?
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Endocrine
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What hormone works like morphine to suppress pain and give euphoric feelings?
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Dopamine
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What hormone is produced by the thyroid gland?
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Calcitonin
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What hormone is produced by the adrenal gland?
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Aldosterone
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What hormone is produced by the adrenal gland?
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Aldosterone
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What hormone is produced by the pancreas?
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Glucagon
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What hormone is produced by the adrenal gland?
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Aldosterone
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What hormone is produced by the pancreas?
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Glucagon
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What hormone is produced by the testes?
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Testosterone
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What hormone is produced by the ovaries?
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Estrogen
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What hormones does the pineal gland produce?
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Melatonin and serotonin
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What color is the second chakra, where is it on the body and what does it stand for?
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Orange, gonads, sexual desire and passion
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What color is the third chakra, where is it on the body and what does it stand for?
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Yellow, bellybutton, solar plexus, self confidence and self worth
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What color is the 4th chakra, where is it on the body and what does it stand for?
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Green, bridge chakra(heart), giving and receiving love
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What color is the 5th chakra, where is it on the body and what does it stand for?
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Blue, throat, communicating verbally
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What color is the 6th chakra, where is it on the body and what does it stand for?
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Indigo, "third eye", (in between the eyes) insight, intuition and intellect
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What color is the 7th chakra, where is it on the body and what does it stand for?
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Violet, crown(head) chakra, connection to community and God
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What hormones does the thyroid gland produce?
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Thyroxin, triiodothyronine and thyrocalcitonin
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What hormone does the thymus gland produce?
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Thymosin
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What hormones does the pancreas produce?
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Insulin and glucagon
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What hormones does the testes produce?
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Testosterone
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What hormones does the parathyroid gland produce?
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Parathormone
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What hormones does the adrenal gland produce?
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Cortex, aldosterone, glucocorticoids, androgen, medulla, epinephrine and norepinephrine
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What hormones do the ovaries produce?
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Estrogen and progesterone
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What hormones does the posterior pituitary gland produce?
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Oxytocin and vasopressin
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What color is the first chakra, where is it on the body and what does it stand for?
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Red, root(base)chakra and stands for connections to your "roots"
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