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Endocrine System

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show Coordinates the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity.  
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show Controls growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands  
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Pineal Gland   show
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show Secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism.  
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show Produce parathyroid hormone  
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Adrenal Gland   show
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show Causes increased contraction of the uterus during labor and stimulates the ejection of milk into the ducts of the breasts.  
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Mineralocorticoids   show
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Glucocorticoids   show
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show Sex hormones  
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show Secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum  
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show The breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver.  
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show Regulates the amount of glucose in the blood  
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show Maintain corpus luteum function.  
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Estrogen   show
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show Released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.  
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show Stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.  
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show Stimulates HCI release  
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show Stimulates liver and pancreas.  
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Cholecystokinin   show
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Serotonin   show
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show Appetite control  
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Resistin   show
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show Enhances sensitivity to Insulin  
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ANP/Atrial Natriuretic Peptide   show
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EPO/Erythropoietin   show
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Renin   show
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show Insulin secretion, reduces body fat, improves glucose metabolism.  
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Cholecalciferol   show
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show T lymphocyte's mature.  
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Thymulin   show
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show T cell development involved in the induction of CD90 in the thymus.  
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Thymosins   show
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Catecholamine's   show
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