Naval Hospital Corps School Test #3

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Adrenal Glands

Back 1

Endocrine glands each located above the kidneys, produce the hormone adrenalin.

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Adrenalin

Back 2

Hormone released into the bloodstream in response to stress, like fear. (aka epinephrine)

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Allergen

Back 3

Substance that induces allergy.

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Antibody

Back 4

Substance that works against germs; cause the destruction of specific foreign substances.

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Antigen

Back 5

Foreign agent (germ) that stimulates white blood cells to make antibodies.

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Cortisol

Back 6

Anti-inflammatory hormone.

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Cushing Syndrome

Back 7

Symptoms produced by and access of cortisol from the adrenal cortex.

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Diabetes Insipidus

Back 8

Disorder of the pituitary gland characterized by intense thirst and by the excretion of large amounts of urine

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Diabetes Mellitus

Back 9

Disordered marked by deficient insulin in the blood, which causes sugar to remain in the blood rather than entering cells.

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Endocrine Glands

Back 10

Organs that produce and secrete hormones into the blood.

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Goiter

Back 11

Enlargement of the thyroid gland.

Front 12

Hodgkin Disease

Back 12

Malignant (cancerous) tumor of the lymph nodes.

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Insulin

Back 13

Hormone produced by the pancreas and released into the bloodstream which allows sugar to leave the blood and enter the cells.

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Lymphocyte

Back 14

White blood cell that is found within lymph and lymph nodes; T-cells and B-cells are types of lymphocytes.

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Sarcoidosis

Back 15

Chronic, progressive disorder of cells in lymph nodes, skin, liver, spleen, heart, skeletal muscles, and lungs.

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Spleen

Back 16

Organ in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen; it stores blood cells and destroys red blood cells while producing white blood cells.

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Thymus Gland

Back 17

Endocrine gland in the middle of the chest that produces the hormone thymosin.

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Aden/o-

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Gland

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Adren/o-

Back 19

Adrenal gland

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Crin/o-

Back 20

Secrete

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-crine

Back 21

Secretion

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Endocrin/o

Back 22

Endocrine Glands

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Hypophys/o

Back 23

Pituitary Gland

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Lymph/o

Back 24

Lymph

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Lymphaden/o

Back 25

Lymph Nodes

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Lymphangi/o

Back 26

Lymph Vessels

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Thym/o

Back 27

Thymus Gland

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Thyro/o

Back 28

Thyroid Gland

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3 Functions of the Lymphatic System:

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1. Fluid Balance
2. Immune Response
3. Transporting Dietary Lipids

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Hypothalamus

Back 30

Structure in the brain, synthesizes chemicals that are secreted to the pituitary gland to stimulate the release of its hormones.

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Pituitary Gland

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Small pea-sized gland, often called the master gland because f its influences in the endocrine system.

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Anterior Pituitary Hormones (4)

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1. Somatotropin
2. Thyrotropin
3. Gonadotropin
4. Adrenocorticotropin

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Posterior Pituitary Hormones (2)

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1. Antidiuretic (ADH)
2. Oxytocin

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Adrenal Cortex (Adrenal Glands) Steroids (3)

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1. Mineralocorticoids
2. Glucocorticoids
3. Androgens and Estrogens

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Gonads

Back 35

Testes and ovaries

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What secrets adrenalin?

Back 36

The adrenal medulla

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What hormone does the Thyroid Gland produce and what does it control?

Back 37

Produces iodine; controls the rate of cellular metabolism.

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Hyperparathyroidism

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An excess of PTH causing calcium levels to rise in the blood leaving the skeleton demineralized and subject to fractures. Excess PTH in deposited into the kidneys and can form kidney stones.