In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Term: AMP Definition: Cyclic adenosine monophosphate is a chemical substance that is called a second messenger because it amplifies the message sent to a cell by a .
Term: Insipidus Definition: A disorder that is characterized by excessive thirst and excessive urination, caused by irregularities in production or to a hormone called vasopressin.
Term: Mellitus Definition: A type of metabolic disease in which the person has high blood sugar levels because the pancreas does not sufficient insulin or cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced.
Term: glands Definition: Glands that secrete their directly into blood rather than through a duct.
Term: Definition: The study of the endocrine glands, actions of hormones and metabolic consequences in the body.
Term: Exophthalmos Definition: Bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the eye .
Term: Germ Definition: States that many diseases are caused by the presence and actions of specific microorganisms the body.
Term: Glucose Definition: A monosaccharide nutrient used by body cells as the primary of energy.
Term: Definition: A polysaccharide nutrient that is in liver and muscle cells and can be easily converted to glucose when cells require energy.
Term: Goiter Definition: Abnormal of the thyroid gland.
Term: ' Disease Definition: is an autoimmune that causes the thyroid gland to overproduce thyroid hormone.
Term: Definition: A chemical released by a cell, a gland, or an organ in one part of the body that affects cells in parts of the body.
Term: Humoral Definition: Of or to body fluids.
Term: Definition: A polypeptide hormone produced by the beta of the pancreas that regulates the metabolism of sugar and fat.
Term: Neurohormones Definition: A hormone that is produced by the neurosecretory cells of the nervous .
Term: Norepinephrine Definition: A substance that is both a hormone (when released by the medulla) and a neurotransmitter (when released by sympathetic nerves) and acts to mobilize the body for action.
Term: Definition: An abnormally rapid, , or irregular heartbeat.
Term: Phosphorylase Definition: An that adds a phosphate group to an organic molecule.
Term: messenger Definition: such as cyclic AMP that transmit and amplify the message delivered by a hormone (first messenger) to a cell.
Term: Definition: A polypeptide produced by the small intestine that activates the pancreas during digestion to secrete pancreatic juice.
Term: Symptoms Definition: Any departure from normal function that is reported or felt by the .
Term: Testosterone Definition: A sex hormone that stimulates the of male sex organs, secondary sexual characteristics and sperm. It is produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and the adrenal cortex of both males and females.
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