chabner, 8th edition, chapter 18 endocrine system
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| insulin | show 🗑
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| show | secreted by alpha islet cells of the pancreas;increases blood sugar by conversion of glycogen(starch) to glucose
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| growth hormone(GH);somatotropin | show 🗑
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| show | secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland (adenohypophysis); stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone secretion in males
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| norepinephrine | show 🗑
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| show | secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland;stimulates contraction of the uterus during labor and childbirth
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| show | secreted by the parathyroid glands; increases blood calcium
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| show | secreted by the ovaries; prepares the uterus for pregnancy
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| prolactin (PRL) | show 🗑
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| show | secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; growth hormone
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| show | male hormone secreted by the testes
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| thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH); thyrotropin | show 🗑
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| thyroxine(T4) | show 🗑
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| show | secreted by the thyroid gland; it increases metabolism in cells.
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| vasopressin | show 🗑
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| catecholamines | show 🗑
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| show | hormones produced by the adrenal cortex
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| electrolyte | show 🗑
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| glucocorticoid | show 🗑
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| homeostasis | show 🗑
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| show | substance, secreted by an endocrine gland, that travels through the blood to a distant organ or gland where it influences the structure or function of that organ or gland
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| show | region of the brain lying below the thalamus and above the pituitary gland. it secretes releasing factors and hormones that affect the pituitary gland
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| mineralocorticoid | show 🗑
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| receptor | show 🗑
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| show | cavity in the skull that contains the pituitary gland
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| show | steroids (androgens and estrogens) produced by the adrenal cortex to influence male and female sexual characteristics
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| sympathomimetic | show 🗑
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| show | cells of an organ that are affected or stimulated by specific hormones
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