Chapter 19- The Endocrine System

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Diabetes mellitus

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Disorder of carbohydrate/glucose metabolism

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Diabetes insipidus

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Inadequate ADH pituitary secretion

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Hyperglycemia

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Too little insulin and too much blood glucose that may lead to ketoacidosis/diabetic coma

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Hypoglycemia

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Too much insulin and too low blood glucose that may lead to insulin shock

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Addison’s disease

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Adrenal hyposecretion characterized by paresis and/or weight loss

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Hypercholestemia

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High cholesterol in blood

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Hyperthyroidism

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Excessive thyroid secretion and increased metabolic rate

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Hypothyroidism

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Under active metabolism and thyroid secretion

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Metabolism

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The process by which ingested nutrients are converted to heat and other general energy

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Homeostasis

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The body’s tendency to maintain the same balanced internal environment at a state of relaxation and health

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Stress response

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The physiological sympathetic nervous system response to a stressor

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Stressor

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Any real or perceived as if real pressure that results in a sympathetic response

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Parasympathetic response

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The nervous system that activates the relaxation response

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Eustress

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Relaxation after the stressor has passed

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Sympathetic response

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The physical ‘fight or flight’ response to a stressor

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Distress

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A prolonged sympathetic response after the stressor has passed

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Target organ

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The physical area or organ affected by distress