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posses tubes or ducts leading from the gland to a particular part of the body
exocrine
depend on the blood and lymph to carry their secretions to various affected tissues
endocrine
oversecrete hormones due to
lack of regulation or glandular tumor
hyperactive glands
is a small gland, often called the master gland, because the hormones it secretes stimulate or regulate other gland
pituitary gland
stimulates the metabolic rate of the body
thyroxin
stimulates the metabolic rate of' the body
triiodothyronine
is a hormone that controls the level of calcium in the blood
calcitonin
is caused by a lack of thyroxin during fatel development and results in a dwarfed stature and mental retardation
cretinism
regulates the blood level of calcium.
parathormone
a sustained muscle construction that usually affects the hands and feet
tetany
found in the pancreas, produce insulin and glucagon
islets of langerhans
is caused by decreased output of insulin by the pancreas.
diabetes mellitus
results from excess glucocorticoid production and is characterized by obesity, muscle weakness, elevated blood sugar, and hypertension
cushing's syndrome
are two small, eggs-shaped glands that produce the supermatozoa
testes
is a male hormone respnsible for development of secondary sexual characteristics
testosterone
is a female hormone respnsible for development of secondary sexual characteristics
estrogen
a female hormone that prepares the uterine lining for implantation, aids maintaining pregnancy, and stimulates development of mammary glands for nursing
progesterone
are glandular organs in the pelvis that produce the ovum and female sex hormone
ovaries