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Vocab Quiz 1

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exocrine glands   show
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endocrine glands   show
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paracrines   show
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show local hormones that act on the same cell that secreted them  
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show lipid-soluble, derived from cholesterol, diversity of function  
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amine hormones   show
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show water-soluble, amino acid polymers ex:antidiuretic hormone; 3 to 49aa's  
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show (twenty forms, resembling) water-soluble, derived from arachidonic acid, 20-carbon fatty acid. 2 types: prostaglandis & leukotrienes.  
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transport proteins   show
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show (gland, undergrowth) aka anterior pituitary . Secrete hormones that regulate a wide range of bodily activities from growth to reproduction  
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show aka posterior pituitary. two parts: pors nervousa(bulber portion) & infundibulum. Doesn't synthesize hormones, does store & release two hormones  
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gonadotrophins   show
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show abnormally low blood glucose conc. stimulates hypothalamus to secrete GHRH  
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hyperglycemia   show
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antidiuretic hormone   show
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calorigenic effect   show
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parathormone   show
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calcitriol   show
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mineralocorticoids   show
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glucocorticoids   show
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show steroid hormones that have masculinizing effects  
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show amine hormone derived from serotonin. Contributes to setting of the biological clock  
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show prepares us to meet challenges, thus is helpful  
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acromegaly   show
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diabetes insipidus   show
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show hypothyroidism during adulthood. Edema(accumulation of interstitial fluid) that causes facial tissue swell.  
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exophthalmos   show
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show (throat) is an enlarged thyroid gland  
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cushing's syndrome   show
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show most common endocrine disorder caused by an inability to produce or use insulin  
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show buildup of ketones causes blood pH to fall (condition can cause death if not treated quickly)  
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gynecomastia   show
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hirosutism   show
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show tumor of the adrenal gland that liberates excessive androgens, causing virilism (masculinization) in females. Occasionally, adrenal tumor cells liberate estrogens to the extent that a male patient develops gynecomastia (called feminizing adenoma)  
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show branch of science concerned with the study of blood, blood-forming tissues, and the disorders associated with them  
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hematocrit   show
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show the process by which the formed elements of blood develop or hematopoiesis  
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erythropoietin   show
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thrombopoietin   show
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hypoxia   show
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reticulocyte count   show
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show is a sequence of responses that stops bleeding. has to be quick  
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show the straw colored liquid is simply blood plasma minus the clotting proteins  
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plasmin   show
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thrombus   show
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embolus   show
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show acts as an antagonist to vitamin K and thus blocks synthesis of four clotting factors  
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