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Language of Medicine, Chapter 18 Review

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BEHIND THE STOMACH   PANCREAS  
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POSTERIOR SIDE OF THE THYROID GLAND   PARATHYROID  
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INNER SECTION OF GLANDS ABOVE EACH KIDNEY   ADRENAL MEDULLA  
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IN THE SCROTAL SAC   TESTIS  
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ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TRACHEA   THYROID GLAND  
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OUTER SECTION OF GLAND ABOVE EACH KIDNEY   ADRENAL CORTEX  
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LOWER ABDOMEN OF A FEMALE   OVARY  
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BELOW THE BRAIN IN THE SELLA TURCICA   PITUITARY *HYPOPHYSIS*  
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SYMPATHOMIMETIC; RAISES HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE   EPINEPHRINE  
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PROMOTES GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE OF MALE SEX CHARACTERISTICS   TESTOSTERONE  
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STIMULATES WATER REABSORPTION BY KIDNEY TUBULES; DECREASES URINE OUTPUT   ADH  
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INCREASES METABOLISM IN BODY CELLS   THYROXINE  
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RAISES BLOOD CALCIUM   PARATHYROID HORMONE  
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INCREASES REABSORPTION OF SODIUM BY KIDNEY TUBULES   ALDOSTERONE  
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STIMULATES SECRETION OF HORMONES FROM THE ADRENAL CORTEX   ACTH  
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INCREASES BLOOD SUGAR   CORTISOL  
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HELPS TRANSPORT GLUCOSE TO CELLS; DECREASES BLOOD SUGAR   INSULIN  
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DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS FEMALE SEX CHARACTERISTICS   ESTRADIOL  
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CUSHING SYNDRONE   HYPERSECRETION; ADRENAL CORTEX; CORTISOL  
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TETANY   HYPOSECRETION; PARATHYROID GLAND; PARATHYROID HORMONE  
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GRAVES DISEASE   HYPERSECRETION; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE  
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DIABETES INSIPIDUS   HYPOSECRETION; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; ADH  
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ACROMEGALY   HYPERSECRETION; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; GH  
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MYXEDEMA   HYPOSECRETION; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE  
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DIABETES MELLITUS   HYPOSECRETION; PANCREAS; INSULIN  
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ADDISON DISEASE   HYPOSECRETION; ADRENAL CORTEX; ALDOSTERONE AND CORTISOL  
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GIGANTISM   HYPERSECRETION; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; GH  
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ENDEMIC GOITER   HYPOSECRETION; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE  
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CRETINISM   HYPOSECRETION; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE  
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PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA   HYPERSECRETION; ADRENAL MEDULLA; EPINEPHRINE  
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ABNORMAL CONDITION (POISON) OF THE THYROID GLAND   THYROTOXICOSIS  
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REMOVAL OF THE PANCREAS   PANCREATECTOMY  
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CONDITION OF DEFICIENCY OR UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF THE SEX ORGANS   HYPOGONADISM  
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PERTAINING TO PRODUCING FEMALE (CHARACTERISTICS)   ESTROGENIC  
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REMOVAL OF THE PITUITARY GLAND   HYPOPHYSECTOMY  
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DEFICIENCY OF CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD   HYPOCALCEMIA  
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EXCESSIVE SUGAR IN THE BLOOD   HYPERGLYCEMIA  
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INFLAMMATION OF THE THYROID GLAND   THYROIDITIS  
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SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF HORMONE DISORDERS   ENDOCRINOLOGIST  
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DISEASE CONDITION OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS   ADRENOPATHY  
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