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The endocrine system coordinates with the nervous system to regulate body activities (true or false?)
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Endocrine System

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The endocrine system coordinates with the nervous system to regulate body activities (true or false?) true
Hormone production deficiency hypo-secretion
Excess hormone production hyper-secretion
The endocrine system is composed of glands that have the ability to manufacture or release chemical substances that are discharged into the blood stream and used in other parts of the body (true or false?) true
What are chemical substances? hormones
The organ structure toward which the effects of a hormone are primarily directed Target Organ
Hormones are released in response to what system? The nervous system
The pituitary produces hormones that act on __________ glands, which then produce hormones endocrine
"Master Gland" or hypophysis (What is the real name?) Pituitary Gland
Pineal gland (pineal body) -where is it attached -attached to the posterior part of the brain
Thyroid gland -where is it located? -located at the front of the neck
Parathyroid what is it located near? -Located near the thyroid
Parathyroid -embedded in the posterior surface of the __________ thyroid
Islets of Langerhans Pancreatic cells that perform an endocrine function
Adrenal Gland -where does it lay? lies above each of the two kidneys
Overproduction of hormones sometimes requires suppression or removal of all or part of the ________ organ responsible for the overproduction target
adenectomy removal of a gland
thyroidectomy removal of the thyroid gland
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is controlled how? -administration of insulin -proper diet -exercise
what are hormones? chemicals from glands that controls the body function and process
what do hormones come from? glands
hyposecretion secreting less than normal amount
hypersecretion secreting more than normal amount
What does the pituitary gland do? controls other glands
Another name for pituitary gland "Master Gland"
The pituitary (master) gland tells other glands to secrete what? hormones
Adrenal glands produce what two hormones? -adrenalin -cortisone
The ovaries controls what? -female sex characteristics -menstruation -breast milk production
The ovaries secretes what? estrogen and progesterone
The testes secrete what? Testosterone and sperm
The pancreas does what two things? -produces insulin -lowers blood sugar levels
what is the meaning of androgen? The beginning of making male hormones
iodine is needed for ________ function? thyroid function
What is iodine? A mineral taken thru food
-tropic stimulate (verb)
-tropin that which stimulates (now)
Goiter Enlarged thyroid gland
signs and symptoms of goiter -protrusion of the eyes (exophthalmos) -enlarged neck/thyroid gland
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