Endorcine System
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| endocrine gland | "ductless" gland; many made of glandular epithelium whose cells maufacture and secrete hormones
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| hormones | substance secreted by an endocrine gland into the bloodstream that acts on a specific target tissue to produce a given response
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| target cell | cell that when acted on by a particular hormone responds becuase it has receptors to which hormones can bind
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| Location of Hypothalamus | cranial cavity
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| Location of Pituitary | cranial cavity
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| Location of pineal | cranial cavity
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| Location of thyroid | neck
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| Location of parathyroid | neck
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| Location of Thymus | mediastinum
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| Location adrenal glands | abdominal cavity (retroperitoneal)
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| Location of pancreatic islets | Abdominal cavity (pancreas)
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| Location of ovaries | pelvic cavity
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| secretes melatonin | pineal gland
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| excess of GH in adults | acromegaly
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| lack of this element may contribute to goiter | iodine
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| SAD | Seasonal affective disorder "winter blues"
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| Secretes Growth Hormone | Anerior Pituitary
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| gland with a duct (lacrimal, sudoriferous) | exocrine
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| secretes ADH and Oxytocin | Posterior Pituitary
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| Graves disease | hyperthyroidism
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| Bulging of the eyeballs associated with hyperthyroidism | exopthalmus
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| goiter | enlargement of thyroid gland
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| Gland is part of endocrine and digestive system | Pancreas
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| Gland is both an endocrine gland and a lymphatic organ | Thymus
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| Regulates metabolism | Thyroid gland (T3 and T4 hormones)
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| Secretes Calcitonin | Thyroid
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| secretes TSH and ACTH | Anterior Pituitary
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| Face becomes swollen, lethargy, memory problems | myxedema
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| cretinism | hypothyroidism in children
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| myxedema | hypothyroidism in adults
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| polyuria,polydypsia, polyphagia | symptoms of diabetes
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| type 1 diabetes | Insulin dependant, childhood
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| type 2 diabetes | adult onset, usually
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| nervous, trembling, sweating | symptoms of hypoglycemia
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| drowsy, fruity breath | symptoms of hyperglycemia
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| gigantism | hypersecretion of GH in preadolescrnt
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| dwarfism | hypofunction of pituitary gland in childhood
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