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Question	Answer
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