Endocrine system
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| show | Chemical messengers of the body made primarily from proteins and steroids
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| Pituitary gland | show 🗑
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| Anterior pituitary | show 🗑
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| Growth hormone | show 🗑
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| show | Stimulates thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone for regulation of metabolism
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| show | Stimulates growth and development of adrenal cortex, stimulates adrenal cortex to produce steroid hormones
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| Prolactin | show 🗑
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| show | Stimulates development of follicles in females and sperm in males
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| Luteinizing hormone | show 🗑
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| Posterior pituitary | show 🗑
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| show | Increases water reabsorption in the kidneys, also called vasopressin
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| Oxytocin | show 🗑
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| show | Bow-tie shaped gland in neck just below larynx
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| show | Increases metabolic rate and regulates rate of growth aided by triiodothyronine
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| show | Lowers blood calcium levels by inhibiting release from bone tissue
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| show | 4-5 tiny glands embedded in the posterior of the thyroid
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| show | Promotes calcium mobilization from bone tissue and calcium absorption from the intestines
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| show | Long gland inferior to the stomach, contains alpha, beta and delta pancreatic islet cells
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| Pancreatic islet cells | show 🗑
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| show | Cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones
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| show | Hormone that lowers blood sugar levels by promoting glucose uptake by cells
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| show | Hormone that increases blood sugar levels by various means
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| show | Pyramid-shaped glands located above the kidneys, divided into cortex and medulla
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| show | Adrenal glands
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| Adrenal cortex | show 🗑
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| Cortisol | show 🗑
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| show | Helps regulate blood pressure by promoting sodium uptake and potassium secretion by the kidneys
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| Sex hormones | show 🗑
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| Testosterone | show 🗑
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| Estrogen | show 🗑
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| show | Develops uterus in preperation for egg implantation, prevents spontanious abortion by preserving lining of uterus
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| Adrenal medulla | show 🗑
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| Epinephrine | show 🗑
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| show | Produces sympathetic response slightly less intense then epinephrine
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| show | Glands that produce gametes and sex hormones
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| show | Sex cells
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| show | Male gonads, produces testosterone
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| Ovaries | show 🗑
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| show | Organ found in mediastinum above heart that produces t-cells
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| show | Specialized lymphocytes used in immunity
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| Thymosin | show 🗑
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| show | Small gland found in midbrain
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| show | Regulates sleep-wake cycles
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| show | Filters blood and produces urine and hormones
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| show | Stimulates increased water retention thus increasing blood pressure
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| show | Stimulates production of red blood cells by red bone marrow
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| Placenta | show 🗑
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| Human chorionic gonadotropin | show 🗑
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| show | Major organ of digestive system, secretes hormones that stimulate gallbladder and pancreas promoting digestion and informing the brain when you have had enough
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