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