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23 Cards in this Set
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Pineal gland |
Beta and alpha cells of the islets of langerhans |
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Pineal gland |
Secretes insulin and glucagon |
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Ovaries |
Gonads that secrete estrogen and progesterone |
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Thyroid gland |
Secretes T3, T4, and calcitonin |
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Thyroid gland |
Uses iodine to synthesize it's hormones |
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Thyroid gland |
Target gland of TSH |
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Thyroid gland |
This gland is associated with these words: Isthmus Follicular cells Colloid Iodine |
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Hypothalamus |
Secretes releasing hormones |
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Posterior pituitary gland |
Called neurohypophysis |
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Posterior pituitary gland |
Secretes antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin |
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Anterior pituitary gland |
The hypothalamus and this gland are parts of the hypothalamic - hypophyseal portal system |
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Anterior pituitary gland |
Called the adenohypophysis |
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Anterior pituitary gland |
Secretes tropic hormones such as thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH), ACTH, growth hormone (somatotropic hormone), and gonadotropins |
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Adrenal medulla |
Secretes the catecholamines, epinephrine, and norepinephrine |
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Adrenal medulla |
Secretions of this gland contribute to the sympathetic fight or flight response |
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Adrenal cortex |
Secretes the steroid - glucocorticoids, mineralocortioids, and androgens |
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Adrenal cortex |
Target gland for ACTH |
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Parathyroid glands |
Low plasma levels of calcium stimulate these glands to secrete parathyroid hormone (PTH) |
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Parathyroid glands |
Glands that are sometimes embedded within the thyroid gland, removal causes hypoglycemic tetany |
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Pancreas |
Secretes insulin and glucagon |
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Testes |
The gonad that secretes testosterone |
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Thymus gland |
This gland plays an important role in immunity and involutes, or shrinks, after puberty |
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Pineal gland |
A cone shaped gland located in the brain; secretes melatonin, called the biological clock |
