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The ___ pituitary lobe stores and releases ADH and oxytocin |
Posterior |
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Pituitary lobe that secretes ACTH, Growth hormone, and FSH is the |
Anterior Lobe |
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Pituitary hormone that stimulates uterine contractions during female labor |
Oxytocin |
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Pituitary hormone essential to growth, development, and continued function of the adrenal cortex |
adreno/cortico/trophic hormone |
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Master gland of the body |
pituitary |
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Thyroid hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism |
thyroxin or thyroxine |
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Located in front of the lower voice box and the upper trachea, the _____ Gland is the largest endocrine gland and is shaped like a shield. |
Thyroid |
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The four small dime size glands that lie directly upon and behind the Thyroid Gland are the _____ Glands. They secrete para/thormone that is responsible for regulating body calcium usage. |
Parathyroid |
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The endocrine glands located above each kidney |
Adrenal glands |
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The name of the hormone that helps to maintain the level of calcium in the blood and is produced by the four Parathyroid glands is |
Parathormone |
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The hormone that plays an important role in the control of blood sugar levels and controls hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic body responses |
insulin |
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the hormone that helps the body deal with stress |
epinephrine |
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Poly/dips/ia |
much/thirst/refers to |
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The combining forms that mean "poison" are |
toxic/o- , viro- , or septo- |
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Hypo/glyc/emia |
low or below/sugar levels/blood - tired and fatigued |
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the prefixes e-, ec-, ect-, ecto-, ex-, and exo- all mean |
out or outside |
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the state of excessive thyroxin production, which causes high sugar use levels and hyperactivity |
hyperthyroidism |
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Endo/crin/olog/ist |
specialist in the science and study of glands of internal secretion (into the blood stream) |
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a chronic disease caused by under activity of the Islets of Langerhans (Beta Cells) in the pancreas |
Diabetes Mellitus |
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Addison's Disease (AKA ___) shows a progressive destruction of the ad/renal cortex |
hypo/adreno/coric/ism - weakness, vitiligo, nausea, and hypotension |
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The condition resulting in muscle spasms due to an abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood |
tetany - tension/of muscle |
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Syn/drome |
a set of signs and symptoms that run togethe - together/run |
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the sum total of all the chemical processes that take place in a living organisms is _____. |
meta/bol/ism |
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The term given to substances secreted by Endo/crine glands that means to urge on |
hormone |
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the lack of ______ can cause premature aging |
Human Growth Hormone |
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JFK had the life threatening condition ____. All 3 adreno/cortical functions are last. The body shows skin or membranes of discoloration, hemorrhages, weakness, anxiety or depression, infections, anorexia, and neoplasms. |
Addison's Disease |
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Grave's Disease AKA |
Hyperthyroidism |
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Dwarfism is often seen with progeria. the probable cause is heredity factors or the lack of pituitary _____ production that leads to complete premature aging. |
Human Growth Hormone (HGH) |
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The inability to sleep in often caused by the lack of PIneal Gland to secrete |
melatonin |
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The parathyroid gland produces parathormone, which regulate body calcium blood levels and prevents |
Thymus |
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Fertility pills contain ____ hormone that is administered around the 15th day of the female cycle to stimulate ovulation |
Luteiniz/ing "yellow/process of causing" |
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Birth control pills start releasing ____ early in the female cycle which stops the release of LH from the Anterior Pituitary. |
Pro/gesterone hormone "before/separation: urge on" |
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The hormone _____ increases in the blood to a level that causes LH to be released from the anterior pituitary. This hormone is the third of the four female cycle hormones |
Estrogen |
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The hormone _____ increases quickly in the female blood from the corpus luteum of the egg to a level that inhibits further Luteinizing Hormone production from the Anterior Pituitary, which stops ovulation |
Progesterone |