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Chapter 31 The Endocrine System

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ACTH   adrenocorticotropic hormone released by the adrenal gland that controls blood pressure, releases choloesterol, and regulates the body's production of steroids  
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adrenal gland   located cranial to the kidneys and produces and releases adrenaline and other hormones  
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adrenaline   chemical that is released by the nervous system in times of stress to create a response in an animal's fight or flight instinct reaction  
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alopecia   hair loss  
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amino acid   simplest hormone that controls thyroid gland function  
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antidiuretic hormone   ADH, hormone that promotes urine formation, water asborption, controls blood pressure, and changes control in water content  
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blood glucose   blood sugar or insulin produced by the pancreas  
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cataracts   opacity of the lens of the eye  
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chemical   a change in the body that affects growth, sexual reproduction, and development  
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corpus luteum (CL)   known as the yellow body and forms during the gestation period of a female to maintain pregnancy  
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Cushings disease   common term for hyperadrenocorticism  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin  
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Dexamethosone   corticosteroid administered by injection to determine pituitary problems  
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diabetes insipidus   condition that affects the water content in the bloodstream, causing the urine to become dilute  
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diabetes mellitus   condition that causes high blood glucose levels  
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endocrine system   excretory system that rides the body of waste materials  
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enzyme   chemical reactions that change within the body and create and release hormones  
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epinephrine   short acting chemical released during the fight or flight response  
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estrogen   female reproductive hormone that begins the estrus cycle  
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estrus   the heat cycle that releases hormones for reproduction  
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excrete   the remove and rid the body of waste  
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fatty acid   controls hormones involved in estrus in the female heat cycle  
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follicle stimulating hormone   FSH, estrus hormone that allows for sperm production, regulates the female estrus cycle, forms the follicle during the breeding process, and produces estrogen  
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gestation   length of pregnancy  
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gonadotropin   GnRH, hormone produced and released to maintain a normal estrus cycle  
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homeostasis   a balance within the body  
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hormone   a chemical change in the body that regulates growth, sexual reproduction and development, metabolizes nutrients in cells  
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hyperadrenocorticism   increased production problem within the adrenal gland that results in a pituitary tumor where the ACTH hormone is increased or an adrenal gland tumor when cortisol production is increased  
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hyperglycemia   high blood glucose level  
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hyperkalemia   increased potassium in the blood  
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hyperthyroidism   condition that increased the thyroxine levels, common in cats  
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hypoadrenocorticism   decreased production of steroids within the adrenal glands if the glands fail to function, also called Addison's disease  
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hypocalcemia   decreased blood calcium  
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hypoglycemia   decreased blood glucose levels  
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hypoatremia   decrease of sodium and chlorine in the blood  
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hypothalamus   developes from brain tissue while an animal is in the embryo stage, and the gland serves as a reservoir for hormones and allows for the release and regulation of hormones  
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hypothyroidism   condition that decreases the thyroxine hormone, common in dogs  
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iatrogenic   condition caused by hormones  
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lutenizing hormone (Lh)   estrus hormone that allows the production of testosterone, allows for ovulation to occur, and forms the CL  
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Methimazole   medicine for cats to treat hyperthyroidism, blocks the synthesis of thyroxine  
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norepinephrine   long acting chemical hormone that increases the heart rate, blood pressure, blood low, blood glucose, and metabolism  
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ovulation   release of the egg during estrus in the female to allow reproduction to occur  
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oxytocin   hormone that releases and causes the muscles of the uterine wall to contract and milk production to begin in the mammary glands  
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pancreas   organ with a dual role in endocrine and exocrine production and functions  
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parathyroid gland   gland located below the thyroid gland  
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parturition   the labor process  
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peptide   largest hormone that controls protein in the body  
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pituitary gland   lies at the base of the brain and controls hormone release in the endocrine glands  
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polydipsia   increased thirst, PD  
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polyuria   PU, increased urine production  
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posterior lobe   back lobe of the pituitary gland that controls peptide hormones  
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prolactin   hormone that controls milk production  
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radioactive iodine   radiocat, treatment involving iodine being injected into the bloodstream to treat any areas that are overactive in thyroxine production, causing damage to thyroid tissue  
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somatotropin   growth hormone that increases protein synthesis in the body, causing an increase in an animal's size  
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steroid   occurs naturally in the body and regulates chemicals, such as cholesterol, in the body that control essential life functions  
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thymus   a gland in young animals that has an immunologic function  
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thyroidectomy   removal of the thyroid gland  
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thyroid gland   the master gland, controls, secretes, and regulates hormone production within the body and is located in the neck area  
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thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)   hormone produced by the thyroid gland that controls the chemical thyroxine  
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thyroxine   hormone that controls the actions of the thyroid gland and cell metabolism  
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T3   most potent and active thyroid gland hormone measured in the bloodstream to diagnose thyroid gland problems  
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T4   thyroid hormone converted into tissue and breaks down fats and helps control cholesterol  
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