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TSH
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THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE
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FUNCTION OF TSH?
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MAKES AND RELEASES T3 & T4 WHICH STIMULATE METABOLISM
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ACTH
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ADRENAL CORTICOTROPIC HORMONE
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FUNCTION OF ACTH?
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RELEASE OF CORTISOL BY ADRENAL CORTEX
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FSH
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FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE
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FUNCTION OF FSH?
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FOLLICLES GROW, SECRETE ESTROGEN IN WOMEN
SPERM PRODUCTION IN MEN |
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LH
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LUTINIZING HORMONE
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FUNCTION OF LH?
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OVULATION, PROGESTERONE SECRETION IN WOMEN
TESTOSTERONE SECRETION IN MEN |
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GH
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GROWTH HORMONE
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FUNCTION OF GH?
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GENERAL GROWTH (CELLS DIVIDE, ENLARGE)
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PRO
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PROLACTIN
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FUNCTION OF PRO?
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MILK PRODUCTION BY MAMMARY GLAND
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MSH
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MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONE
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FUNCTION OF MSH?
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SKIN DARKENS AS RESPONSE TO SUNLIGHT
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ADH
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ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE
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FUNCTION OF ADH?
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WATER RETENTION, VASOCONSTRICTION
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OXY
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OXYTOCIN
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FUNCTION OF OXY?
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CONTRACTION REPRODUCTIVE SMOOTH MUSCLE
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FUNCTION OF T3 T4?
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INCREASES METABOLISM AND BODY HEAT
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PTH
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PARATHYROID HORMONE
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FUNCTION OF PTH?
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RELEASES Ca, PO4 FROM BONES (TEETH)
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ANF
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ATRIAL NATRIURIC FACTOR
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FUNCTION OF ANF?
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RENAL EXCRETION OF WATER, NaCl
BODY'S NATURAL DIURETIC (HEART) |
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FUNCTION OF GASTRIN?
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SECRETION OF HCl AND PEPSINS IN THE STOMACH
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FUNCTION OF SECRETIN?
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SECRETION OF PANCREATIC BUFFERS IN THE DUODENUM
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CCK
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CHOLECYSTOKINEN
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FUNCTION OF CCK?
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GALLBLADDER SQUEEZES BILE TO DUODENUM
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FUNCTION OF INSULIN?
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LOWERS BLOOD GLUCOSE AFTER MEALS (CONTAINING CARBS)
-MOVES NUTRIENTS INTO CELLS |
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FUNCTION OF GLUCAGON?
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RAISES BLOOD GLUCOSE BETWEEN MEALS
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FUNCTION OF EPINEPHRINE?
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MIMICS SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IN MEDULLA.--HELPS RAISE BLOOD GLUCOSE BETWEEN MEALS
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FUNCTION OF ALDOSTERONE?
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RENAL TUBULES SAVE NaCl, WATER--EXCRETE K TO URINE
(CORTEX) |
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FUNCTION OF CORTISOL?
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REDUCES IMMUNE-INFLAMMATORY ACTION--HELPS RAISE BLOOD GLUCOSE BETWEEN MEALS
(CORTEX) |
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FUNCTION OF ADROGENS?
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LIBIDO IN WOMEN
(CORTEX) |
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EPO
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EPOEITIN
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FUNCTION OF EPO?
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INCREASES RBC PRODUCTION IN MARROW
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FUNCTION OF RENIN/ANGIO?
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VASOCONSTRICTION-PREVENTS LOW BP.
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FUNCTION OF ESTROGEN?
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PUBERTY, THICKEN TRACT LININGS
(OVARIES) |
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FUNCTION OF PROGESTERONE?
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SECRETE OF, UF, "QUIET" UTERUS (MUSCLE RELAX)
(OVARIES) |
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FUNCTION OF TESTOSTERONE?
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PUBERTY, MAINTAIN VIRILITY-HELPS SPERM PRODUCTION
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FUNCTION OF CALCITROL/VITAMIN D?
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INCREASED ABSORPTION & DEPOSIT OF DIETARY Ca
(SKIN) |
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what is a hormone
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chemical released into blood that controls things
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What are controlled by hormones
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target cells
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what is feedback
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certain things stimulate release and an effect happens
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what is the largest group of amino acids
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polypeptides
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what does the anterior pituitary do?
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makes and releases hormones
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what does the posterior pituitary do
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only releass hormones
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what produces prolactin
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mammary gland
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what do you do if you have a deficit of a hormone
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supplement hormone or mimic effect
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what do you do if you have an excess of a hormone
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remove tumor, block production
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Where does TSH come from
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throid gland
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Where does ACTH come from
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adrenal cortex
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What two things does FSH do
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stim follicle growth, estrogen in women, sperm prod in men
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What two things does LH do?
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ovulation, and testosterone release
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what chemical does milk production
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prolactin
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what does oxytocin do in the sexual response of the male
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helps ejactulation
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panhypopituitary
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pituitary doesnt develop properly
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what happens if you have a GH excess before puberty
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giantism
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what happens if you have a GH excess after puberty
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acromegaly
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What hormone controls the hypothalamus
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TRH
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cold intolerance
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hypothyroidism
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heat intolerance
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hyperthroidism
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what is exophthalmos
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thicker fat pad behind eye
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what is a thyroid storm
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heart failure as muscle used for energy
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cretinism
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Iodine lasck in utero causes retardation
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hashimotos disease
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aby destroys thyroid
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mysedema
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gelatinous accumulations in face
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what dissolves bone/tooth crystal
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PTH
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what also increased active Vit. D
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PTH
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of hyper or hypo calcemia which is more life threatening
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hypocalcemia
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where is epi controlled
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medulla
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what does cortisol do
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raised blood glucose, reduces immuno-inflammatory
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what does aldosterone do
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raises salty blood volume, excretes K
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what does androgens affect
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libido/sex drive in women
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What disease results from a cortisol excess?
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cushings
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