endocrine wordspg3 Word Scramble
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homeostasis | a state of stable internal environment of the body |
hormones | secretions of endocrine glands which regulate function of the body (i.e. testosterone in males and estrogen in females) |
hyperglycemia | excessive amount of sugar in the blood |
hyperinsulinism | excessive amount of insulin in the blood- insulin shock |
hypersecretion | excessive secretion |
hypocalcemia | abnormally low amount of calcium in the blood |
hypoglycemia | too little sugar in the blood |
hypogonadism | under-development of internal secretions of male sex glands |
hypokalemia | extreme depletion of potassium in the blood usually lost in diuresis |
hyposecretion | inadequate secretion |
ICF | intracellular fluid |
ICSH | interstitial cell stimulating hormone |
insulin | a hormone secreted by the islets of langerhans. essential for metabolism of blood sugar( glucose) can also be made synthetically and given by injection |
islets of langerhans | clusters of cells in the pancreas which produce insulin and glucagon |
ITT | insulin tolerance test |
ketoacidosis | an acute stage of diabetes mellitus characterized by hypotension and eventually, coma |
LDL | low density lipoproteins |
LH | luteinizing hormone |
LTH | lactogenic hormone (prolactin) |
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