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special sense test review week 3

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endocrine glands   secrete hormones directly into blood stream  
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exocrine glands   send chemical substances (tears, sweat, milk, saliva) via ducts to outside of the body  
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tetralodothyrine is what?   T4 cell  
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triiodothyronine is what?   T3 cell  
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calcitonin   stimulate calcium to leave the blood and enter the bone (bone disposition)  
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adrenal cortex (outer)   secretes corticosteriodsor steroids, chemical derived from cholestrol  
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adrenal medulla   secretes catecholamines chemicals derived from amino acids  
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glucocorticoids   influence metabolism of sugars, fats and proteins(cortisol) and anti-inflammatory(cortisone)  
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mineralocorticoids   regulates electrolytes  
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aldosterone   reabsorption of sodium and excretion of potassium  
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gonaclocorticoids   androgens(testosterone) and estrogen  
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islets of langerhans   insulin; promotes movement of glucose into cells and promotes storage of glycogen  
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glucagon   promotes movement of glucose into the blodd by breaking down glycogen stored in liver cells  
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anterior lobe(pituitary gland)   adenohypophysis; produce own hormone  
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posterior lobe(pituitary gland)   neurohypophysis; store hormones from hypothalamus  
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testes   secrete testosterone; maintain germ cell formation and secondary sex characteristics  
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ovaries   secrete estrogen and progesterone; maintain menstral cycle, secondary sex characteristics, preperation of uterus for pregnancy  
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T3   increase metabolism  
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T4   increase metabolism  
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calcitonin   decreas blood calcium  
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glucocorticoid(cortisol)   increase blood glucose  
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mineralocorticoid(aldosterone)   increase sodium reabsorption  
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sex hormones(androgen and estrogen)   sexual characteristics  
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epinephrine(adrenaline)   sympathomimetic  
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norepinephrine(noradrenaline)   sympathomimetic  
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insulin   lowers blood sugar(glucose to glycogen)  
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glucagon   raises blood sugar(glycogen to glucose)  
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adrenocorticotropic(ACTH)   stimulates adrenal cortex  
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Gonadotropin(FSH); follicle-stimulating hormone   stimulates ovaries and testes  
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lutenizing hormone(LH)   promotes ovulation; stimulates testes  
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somatotropin; growth hormone(GH)   stimulates growth  
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thyrotropin; thyroud stimulation hormone(TSH)   stimulates thyroid gland  
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prolactin(PRL)   stimulates milk production  
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aden/o   gland  
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adren/o or adrenal/o   adrenal gland  
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gonad/o   sex glands  
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andro/o   male  
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calc/o or calci/o   calcium  
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hypercalcemia   excessive calcium in the blood  
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hypocalcemia   low calcium in the blood  
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estr/o   female  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-tropin   stimulating the function of  
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-uria   urine condition  
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hyperthyroidism/ Graves disease   overactivity of the thyroid gland  
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what is radioactive iodine used for?   to cure graves disease  
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hypothyroidism   underactivity of the thyroid gland  
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myxdema   advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood  
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cretinism   extreme hypothyroidism during infancy and childhood leads to lack of normal physical and mental growth  
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thyroid carcinoma   cancer of the thyroid gland  
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cushing syndrome   group of signs and symptoms produced by excess cortisol from the adrenal cortex  
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addison disease   hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex  
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diabetes mellitus(DM)   lack of insulin secretion or resistance of insulin in promoting sugar, starch and fat in metabolism in cells  
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type 1 diabetes   autoimmune; early child onset; insulin  
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type 2 diabetes   adult onset; islet cells are not destroyed; diet controlled sometimes insulin  
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acromegaly   hypersecretion of growth hormone fromt he anterior pituitary after puberty; leads to enlarged extremities  
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gigantism   hypersecretion of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary before puberty; leading to abnormal overgrowth of body tissues  
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dwarfism   congenitalhyposecretion of growth hormone; hypopituitary dwarfism  
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panhypopituitarism   deficiency of all pituitary hormones  
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