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AP CH 14

THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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HOW MANY PARTS IS THE PITUITARY GLAND DIVIDED INTO TWO
DO THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS USE DUCTS TO SECRETE THEIR HORMONES NO
WHAT GLAND PLAYS A FUNCTION REGULATING SLEEP.WHAT DOES IT SECRETE PINEAL GLAND.MELATONIN
WHAT GLAND SECRETES EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE. WHAT PART OF THIS GLAND SECRETES THEM ADRENAL GLANDS. ADRENAL MEDULLA
WHAT GLAND IS THE "MASTER GLAND" PITUITARY
HOW IS GLUCOSE CARRIED TO THE CELLS INSULIN
WHAT GLAND CONTROLS METABOLISM THYROID
WHAT HORMONE CONTROLS BLOOD CALCIUM LEVELS CALCITONIN
THIS HORMONE STIMULATES MILK PRODUCTION PROLACTIN
WHAT HORMONES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS OF A FEMALE ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE
THE TESTES PRODUCE WHAT HORMONE TESTOSTERONE
THE URETHRA IN A MAN IS FORMED BY THE JOINING OF WHAT TWO DUCTS OF THE VAS DEFERENS
WHAT HORMONE CAUSES SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS IN A MALE TESTOSTERONE
WHAT ARE THE CHEMICAL MESSENGERS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM HORMONES
WHAT IS A GOITER.WHAT CAUSES IT? AN ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID GLAND. CAUSED BY IODINE DEFICIENCY
WHAT ROLE DOES THE THYMUS PLAY IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM.WHAT HORMONE DOES IT PRODUCE? STORES T-LYMPHOCYTES. THYMOSIN CAUSES THEM TO MATURE
WHAT ARE ANDROGENS MALE SEX HORMONES
WHAT GLANDS ARE FOUND AT THE TOP OF EACH KIDNEY ADRENAL GLANDS
THIS GLAND ENCIRCLES THE MALE URETHRA AND DOES WHAT PROSTATE GLAND. SECRETES MILKY FLUID TO FURTHER ACTIVATE SPERM
WHAT RESULTS IF THE PANCREAS DOESN'T PRODUCE ENOUGH INSULIN OR THE BODY DOES USE IT CORRECTLY DIABETES
WHAT ORGAN IN THE MALE BODY PRODUCES TESTOSTERONE TESTIS
WHAT DO MINERALCORTICOIDS DO REGULATES THE MINERAL CONTENT OF THE BODY
WHAT DO GLUCOCORTICOIDS DO PROMOTE CELLULAR METABOLISM
WHAT PART OF THE PANCREAS PRODUCES INSULIN BETA CELLS IN THE ISLETS OF LANGERHANS
WHAT DOES THE POSTERIOR LOBE OF THE PITUITARY GLAND DO STORES HORMONES MADE BY THE HYPOTHALAMUS AND MAKES OXYTOCIN AND ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE
WHAT HORMONES DOES THE THYROID EXCRETE T3,T4 AND CALCITONIN
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