The Endocrine System

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Adrenal glands; adren/o

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Regulate electrolyte levels, influence metabolism, and respond to stress.

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Gonads; gonad/o

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Gamate (sex cells) producing glands

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Male: testicles; testic/o

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Sperm-producing gland

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Female:ovaries; ovari/o

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Ova(egg) producing gland

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Pancreatic islets; pancreat/o

Back 5

Control blood sugar levels and glucose metabolism

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Parathyroid glands; parathyroid/o

Back 6

Regulate calcium levels throughout the body

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Pineal gland; pineal/o

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Influences the sleep- wakefulness cycle.

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Pituitary gland; pituit/o, pituitar/o

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Secretes hormones that contract the activity of the other endocrine glands.

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Thymus; thym/o

Back 9

Plays a major role in the immune reaction.

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Thyroid gland; thyr/o, thyroid/o

Back 10

Stimulates metabolism, growth, and the activity of the nervous system.

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Acr/o

Back 11

Extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point

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Adren/o

Back 12

Adrenal glands

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Crin/o

Back 13

Secrete

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-Dispia

Back 14

Thirst

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Glyc/o

Back 15

Glucose, sugar

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-ism

Back 16

Condition, state of

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Pancreat/o

Back 17

Pancreas

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Pineal/o

Back 18

Pineal gland

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Poly-

Back 19

Many

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Somat/o

Back 20

Body

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Thym/o

Back 21

Thymus gland

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Homeostasis

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Is the process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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Stimulates the growth and secretions of the adrenal cortex

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Trop

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Change

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Growth hormone (GH)

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Also known as the somatotropic hormone, regulates the growth of bone, muscle, and other body tissues

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Follicle- stimulating hormone(FSH)

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Stimulates the secretion of estrogen and the growth of ova in the ovaries of the female. In the male, it stimulates the production of sperm in the testicles(testes)

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Interstital cell- stimulating hormone (ICHS)

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Stimulates ovulation in the female. In the male it stimulates the secretion of testosterone

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Lactogenic hormone (LTH)

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Also known as prolactin, stimulates and maintains the secretion of breast milk in the mother after childbirth

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Luteinizing hormone

Back 29

Stimulates ovulation in the female. In the make, the lutenizing hormone stimulates the secretion of tetestrone

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Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)

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Increases the production of melanin in melanocytes, thereby causing darkening of skin pigmentation

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Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

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Stimulates the secretion of hormones by the thyroid gland.

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Antidiuretic hormone(ADH)

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Which is secreted by the hypothalamus and stored and released in the pituitary gland.

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Glucose

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Blood sugar, the basic form of energy used by the body

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Glucagon (GCG)

Back 34

The hormone secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreatic islets I response to low levels of glucose in the blood stream.

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Insulin

Back 35

The hormone secreted by the beta cells of the pancreatic islets in response to high levels of glucose in the bloodstream.

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Electeolytes

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Mineral substances, such as sodium and potassium, that are normally found in the blood.

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Androgens

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Sex hormones secreted by the gonads, the adrenal cortex, and fat cells.

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Pancreas

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Feather shaped organ; located posterior to the stomach that functions as part of both the digestive and the endocrine systems.

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Estrogen

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Hormone secreted by the ovaries that is important to development and maintenance of the female secondary Sex characteristics and in regulation of the menstrual cycle

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Hypothyroidism

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Also known as under active thyroid; caused by a deficiency of thyroid secretion.

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Myxedema

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Also known as adult hypothyroidism

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Graves disease

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A disorder of unknown cause in which the immune system attacks the thyroid gland and stimulates it to make excessive amounts of thyroid hormone.

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Cushings syndrome

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Also known as hyper corgis I'll am; caused by prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol

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LEP LPT

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leptin

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HG

Back 45

Hypoglycemia

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TSH

Back 46

Thyroid stimulating hormone

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Hypercalcemia

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Is characterized by abnormally high concentrations of calcium circulating in the blood instead of being of being stored