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| corticoids |
hormones secreted by the three cell layers of the adrenal cotrex |
| cretinism |
dwarfism caused by hyposecretion of the thyroid gland |
| Cushing's syndrome |
condition caused by the hypersecretion |
| diabetes insipidus |
condition resulting from hyposecretion of ADH in which large volumes of urine are formed and, if left untreated may cause serious health problems |
| diabetes mellitus |
a condition resulting when the pancreatic islets secrete too little insulin, resulting in increased levels of blood glucose |
| gigantism |
a condition produced by hypersecretion of growth hormone during the early years of life; results in a child who grows to gigantic size |
| glucocorticoids |
hormones that influence food metabolism; secreted by the adrenal cortex |
| gluconeogenisis |
formulation of glucose or glycogen from protein or fat compounds |
| glycogenolysis |
formation of glycogen from glucose or from other monosaccharides, fructose, or galactose |
| glycosuria |
glucose in the urine, a sign of diabetes mellitus |
| goiter |
enlargement of the thyroid gland |
| hormone |
substance secreted by an endocrine gland |
| hypercalcemia |
a condition in which there is harmful excess of calcium in the blood |
| hyperglycemia |
higher than normal blood glucose concentration |
| hypoglycemia |
lower-than-normal blood glucose concentration |
| luteinization |
the formation of a golden body (corpus lutenum) in the ruptured follicle |
| mineralocorticoids |
hormone that influences mineral salt metabolsim; secreted by adrenal cortex; aldosterone is the chief mineralocorticoid |
| myxedema |
condition caused by deficency of thyroid hormone in adults |
| negative feedback |
homeostatic control system in which information feeding back to the control center causes the level of a variable to be changed in the direction opposite to that of the initial stimulus |
| nonsteroid hormone |
general type of hormone that does have the lipid steroid structure but is instead a protein or protein derivative; also sometimes called protein hormone |
| prostaglandins |
a group of naturally occuring fatty acids that affect many body functions |
| second messanger |
chemical that provides communication within a hormone's target cell |
| steroid hormone |
lipid-soluble hormones that pass intact through the cell membrane of the target cell and influence cell activity by acting on specific genes |
| stress |
extreme stimuli act on the body which produces an internal state called stress |
| target cell |
cell acted on by a particular hormone and responding to it |
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