Health Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Pituitary | grape-size; master gland; releases hormone called ACTH; controls growth of whole body |
ACTH | secreted by pituitary gland ( anthropocentric hormone ) |
Thyroid | butterfly shaped; controls weight |
TSH | lab test for thyroid |
Parathyroid | controls calcium; 4 glands; each the size of a grain of rice |
Thymus | begins to disappear at puberty |
Diabetes 1 | early on set; unpreventable blood sugar disease |
Diabetes 2 | blood sugar disease; preventable; usually by eating |
Adrenal | produces adrenaline |
Ovary | female gland |
Adrenaline | hormone that produces fight or flight |
Testies | male gland |
Glands | secrete hormones |
Estrogen | female hormone |
Hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
Testosterone | male hormone |
Hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
Endocrine | secrete blood directly with NO duct |
Hyperthyroidism | overactive thyroid |
Exocrine | secrete blood through ducts |
Hypothyroidism | under-active thyroid |
Hormones | chemicals released by glands (specific reasons) |
Pineal gland | controls sleep; least known about this gland (mystery gland); releases hormone melatonin |
Pancreas | produce insulin; secretes digestive juices; both endocrine and exocrine |
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