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| show | Outer section (cortex) of each adrenal gland; secretes cortisol. aldosterone, and sex hormones
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| Adrenal Medulla | show 🗑
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| show | Located in the lower abdomen of a female; responsible for egg production and estrogen and progesterone secrection
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| show | Located behind the stomach. Islet (alpha and beta) cells (islets of Langehans) secrete hormones from the pancreas. Also contains cells with exocrine function. Secrete enzymes, via a duct into the small intestine to aid digestion.
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| parathyroid gland | show 🗑
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| Pituitary gland (hypophysis) | show 🗑
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| show | two glands enclosed in the scrotal sac of a male; repsonsible for sperm production and testosterone secretion.
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| Thyroid gland | show 🗑
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| show | Secreted by the adrenal medulla; increase heart rate and blood pressure
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| Adrenocorticotropic hormone(ACTH) | show 🗑
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| show | secreted by the adrenal cortex; increase salt (sodium) reabsorption
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| show | male hormone secreted by the testes and to a lesser extent by the adrenal cortex; example: testosterone
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| show | secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland (neurohypophysis).ADH vasopressin inscreases reabsorption of water by the kideny
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| Calcitonin | show 🗑
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| cortisol | show 🗑
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| show | secreted by adrenal medulla; increase heart rate and blood pressure and dilates airway (sympathomimetic); fight or flight
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| estradiol | show 🗑
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| show | female hormone secreted by the ovaries and to a lesser extent by the adrenal cortex. Estradiol and estrone.
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| show | secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland (adenohypophysis) FSH stimulates hormone secretion and egg production by ovaries and sperm in testes.
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| glucagon | show 🗑
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| show | secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitay gland (adenohypophysis);stimulates growth of bone and soft tissues
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| insulin | show 🗑
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| show | secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland (adenohypophysis); stimulates ovulation in females and secretion of testosterone in males
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| show | secreted by adrenal medulla; increases heart rate and blood pressure (sympathomimetic). Nor- in chemistry means a parent compound from which another is derived.
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| oxytocin (OT) | show 🗑
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| parathormone (PTH) | show 🗑
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| progesterone | show 🗑
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| show | SECRETED BY ANTERIOR LOBE OF THE PITUITARY GLAND (ADENOHYPOPHYSIS) ; promotes milk secretion
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| somatropin (STH) | show 🗑
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| show | male hormone secreted by testes
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| show | secreted by anterior lobe of the pituitary gland (adenohypophysis); acts on the thyroid gland to promte its function. NOT SECRETED BY THYROID GLAND
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| THYROXINE(T4) | show 🗑
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| triiodothyronine (T3) | show 🗑
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| show | secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland (neurohypophysis); antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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| show | hormones derived from an amino acid and secreted by the adrenal medulla. EPINEPHRINE
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| cotricosteroids | show 🗑
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| show | mineral salt found in the blood and tissues and necessary for proper function of cells; potassium, sodium, and calcium are electrolytes.
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| show | steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex; regulates glucose,fat,protein metabolism. cortisol raises blood sugar and is part of the stress response.
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| show | tendency of an organism to maintain a constant internal environment
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| hormone | show 🗑
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| hypothalamus | show 🗑
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| mineralocorticoid | show 🗑
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| receptor | show 🗑
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| show | cavity in the skill that contains the pituitary gland
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| sex hormones | show 🗑
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| show | complex substance related to fats (derived from sterol, such as choleterol), and of which many hormones are made. Estrogens, androgens, glucocorticoids, and mineralcorticoids. Ster/o =solid; -ol=oil
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| sympathomimetic | show 🗑
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