| Question |
Answer |
| hormone released by pineal glands |
melatonin |
| hormone produced by adrenal gland |
catelcholamines, epinephrine, norepinephrine |
| epinephrine |
adrenaline |
| norepinephrine |
noradrenaline |
| endocrine |
ductless glands-secrete into blood or tissue |
| exocrine |
glands with ducts-secrete onto surfaces or specific areas |
| major cause of hypersecretion |
tumors |
| insulin |
lowers blood glucose levels |
| lack of insulin causes... |
diabetes mellitus |
| hyposecretion |
condition of too little hormone |
| hypersecretion |
condition of too much hormone |
| master gland |
pituitary gland |
| pancreas |
produces insulin & glucagon |
| hyperthyroidism |
increases metabolism |
| hypothyroidism |
decreases metabolism |
| tissue hormones |
prostaglandins |
| sex steroids |
gonadocorticoids |
| sex hormones |
female-progesterone, estrogen; male-testosterone |
| anterior pituitary hormones |
GH, ACTH, FSH, LH, PRL, MSH, TSH |
| GH growth hormone |
stimulates growth |
| ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone |
normal growth & development of adrenal cortex, releases glucocorticoids & androgens |
| FSH follicle stimulating hormone |
female-stimulates growth & maturation of ovarian follicles |
| FSH follicle stimulating hormone |
male-stimulates sperm production |
| LH lutenizing hormone |
female-causes ovulation & stimulates progesterone production in ovaries |
| LH lutenizing hormone |
male-stimulates production of testosterone in testes |
| PRL prolactin |
in males but active mostly in females, breast development & initiates milk production |
| MSH melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
pigment cells of skin |
| TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone |
growth & development of thyroid gland & controls release of thyroid hormone |
| endocrine glands... |
release hormones |
| hypothalmus gland |
link between both nervous system & endocrine |
| addisons disease |
low cortisol levels |
| parathyroid releases... |
parathyroid hormone |
| thyroid releases... |
calcitonin |
| calcitonin |
puts calcium into bones |
| parathyroid |
pulls calcium out of bones |
| cushings disease |
elevated levels of glucocorticoid |
| cushings syndrome symptoms |
buffalo hump, edema, hyperglycemia, muscle weakness |
| cushings syndrome symptoms |
suppressed immunity, osteoporosis, acne |
| cushings syndrome symptoms |
increased facial hair, possible diabetes mellitus |
| hypoparathyroidism |
causes low levels of serum calcium |
| hypocalcemic tetany |
loss of sensation, muscle twitches, uncontrolled spasms, convulsions, spasms of skeletal muscles |
| antidiuretic hormone |
holds urine in |
| ectomy |
means "to remove" |
| GAS |
sympathetic state, being stressed |
| adrenal glands location |
top of kidneys |
| pineal gland location |
inside brain within diencephalon -'third eye' |
| pituitary gland location |
in brain anterior to hypothalamus |
| type I diabetes |
insulin dependent |
| type II diabetes |
non insulin dependent |
| cretinism |
low metabolic rate, retarded growth & sexual development, frequently retardation
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