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Endocrinology - Turley

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endocrinology   the study of an organ or gland within the body that secretes hormones  
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home/o-   same  
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-stasis-   condition of standing still  
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-crine   a thing that secretes  
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homeostasis   a state of equilibrium of the internal environment of the body  
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hypothalamus   releases hormones that stimulate or inhibits the release of hormones from the pituitary gland  
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pituitary gland   "master gland" - anterior secrets seven hormones whose effects are felt throughout the body, posterior secretes two hormones  
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pineal gland   secretes melatonin which regulates the wake/sleep cycle - found in the brain between the two lobes of the thalamus  
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thyroid gland   found in the neck - secretes three hormones which control cellular metabolism and calcium levels in the blood  
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parathyroid glands   four glands found on the posterior of the thyroid, regulate the amount of calcium in the blood (opposite effect of calcitonin from thyroid)  
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thymus   posterior to sternum - secretes thymosins which cause immature t-cells to develop and mature  
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pancreas   secretes three hormones from the Islets of Langerhans - glucagon, insulin and somatostatin  
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insulin   crucial to metabolism of glucose  
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insul/o-   island  
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adrenal gland   found on superior pole of kidney - two layers - each secreting different hormones  
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aden/o-   gland  
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adren/o-   adrenal gland  
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ovaries   secrete estradiol  
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testes   secrete testosterone  
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synergism   process of working together  
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antagonism   process of working against or opposing  
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hormone   chemical messenger of the endocrine system that is produced by a gland and secreted into the blood  
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gonadotropins   category of hormones that stimulates the male and female sex glands (gonads)  
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growth hormone   hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates cell growth and protein synthesis in cells, increasing height and weight in puberty  
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androgens   male sex hormone  
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estrogens   female sex hormones  
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epinephrine   hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to a nerve impulse from the sympathetic nervous system  
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acr/o-   extremity  
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gigantism   hypersecretion of growth hormone during childhood and puberty  
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Grave's disease   most common form of hyperthyroidism  
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exopthalmos   bulging, protruding eyeballs  
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opthalmos   eye  
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ex-   away, out from  
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goiter   swelling of the thyroid (thyromegaly) causes by a tumor, lack of iodine or chronic inflammation  
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hypoglycemia   deficient glucose in the blood  
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glyc/o-   glucose (sugar)  
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diabetes mellitus   hypsecretion of insulin  
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ketoacidosis   high level of ketones in the blood which occurs when there is no insulin to metabolize glucose, may result in a diabetic coma  
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Cushing's syndrome   hypersecretion of cortisol resulting in a moon face, excessive back and abdominal fat deposits, and dark facial hair (women)  
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Addison's disease   hyposecretion of cortisol  
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polydipsia   excessive thirst  
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