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A&P LINK 7.0
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ANDROGENS | MALE HORMONES PRODUCED BY THE TESTES |
| CORTICOSTEROIDS | 3 DIFFERENT GROUPS OF STEROID HORMONES PRODUCED BY THE ADRENAL CORTEX |
| ENDOCRINE GLAND | DUCT LESS GLANDS THAT SECRETE HORMONES DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOODSTREAM |
| EPINEPHRINE | ALSO CALLED ADRENALINE |
| ESTROGENS | FEMALE SEX HORMONES PRODUCED BY THE OVARIES |
| EXOCRINE GLAND | GLANDS THAT SECRETE HORMONES THROUGH DUCTS TO THE EXTERNAL BODY |
| GLUCAGON | RELEASED BY ALPHA CELLS |
| HORMONES | CHEMICALS SECRETED BY THE EXOCRINE GLANDS THAT CREATE A CHANGE IN THE BODY |
| INSULIN | CARRIES GLUCOSE TO THE CELLS TO BE USED AS ENERGY |
| NEGATIVE FEEDBACK | AN ACTION THAT REGULATES HORMONE LEVELS |
| NONSTEROID HORMONES | MADE OF AMINO ACIDS TRAVEL IN BLOODSTREAM NOT WATER SOLUBLE CANT PASS THROUGH A CELL MEMBRANE |
| PITUITARY GLAND | GLAND LOCATED IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS OF THE BRAIN CALLED THE MASTER GLAND |
| PROSTAGLANDINS | MADE OF CHOLESTEROL AND FOUND WITHIN CELL MEMBRANES |
| STEROID HORMONES | MADE FORM CHOLESTEROL WATER SOLUBLE CAN ACROSS THROUGH CELL MEMBRANE |
| THYROID HORMONE | 2 HORMONES SECRETED BY THE THYROID GLAND |
| NOREPINEPHRINE | SLOWS REACTION RETURNS HEART RATE BLOOD PREESURE BACK TO NORMAL |
| SECRETE | |
| EXCRETE | |
| TARGET TISSUE | |
| ACROMEGALY | ENLARGEMENT OF THE EXTREMITIS CAUSED BY PRODUCTIONOF GROWTH HORMONE IN ADULTHOOD AFTER FULL GROWTH HAS BEEN REACHED |
| ADDISON DISEASE | ADRENAL GLANDS CEASE PRODUCING SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS OF STEROID HORMONES |
| CRETINISM | MENTAL RETARDATION CAUSED BY CONGENITAL DEFICIENCY OF THYROID HORMONES |
| DIABETES | DISEASE IN WHICH THE PANCREAS DOES NOT PRODUCE INSULIN OR DOES NOT USE IT CORRECTLY |
| GIGANTISM | EXCESSIVE HEIGHT CAUSED BY INCREASED AMOUNTS OF GROWTH HORMONE DURING CHILDHOOD BEFORE THE GROWTH PLATES IN THE BONES HAVE CLOSED |
| GOITER | ENLARGED THYROID GLAND AS A RESULT OF THYROID INSUFFICIENCY BECAUSE OF LACK OF IODINE IN THE DIET |
| GRAVES DISEASE | AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THAT CAUSES OVERPRODUCTION OF THYROID HORMONES |
| PITUITARY DWARFISM | DECREASED HEIGHT GROWTH CAUSE OF INSUFFICIENCY GROWTH HORMONE BEFORE GROWTH PLATES IN THE BONES HAVE CLOSED |