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Endocrine 5/1 Flashcards

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Goiter

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An enlargement of the thyroid gland

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Endocrine

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Gland that secretes directly into the bloodstream

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Ovary

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The female gonad produces hormones causing the secondary sex characteristics to develop

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Testosterone

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Male hormone secretes by the testes that causes and maintains make secondary sex characteristics

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Insulin

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Hormone secreted by the islets of langerhans in the pancreas

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Hormone

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Chemical substance secreted by an organ or gland

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Progesterone

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Hormone secreted by the gaafian follicle following the expulsion of the ovum

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Acr/o

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Extremities ( hands and feet), top, extreme point

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Exocrine

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Gland that secretes substances through a duct into the body

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Gonad

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Sex glands, the ovaries in the females and testicles in the male

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Pituitary

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Small endocrine gland attached to the base of the brain; the “master” gland

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Thyroid

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An endocrine gland located anteriorly at the base of the neck

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Adrenal

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Pertaining to the adrenal glands which sit atop each kidney

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Islets of langerhans

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Clusters of cells on the pancreas

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-dipsia

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Thirst

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Gonad/o

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Gonad, sex glands

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Ovari/o

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Ovary

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Pineal/o

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Pineal gland

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Thyroidectomy

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Surgical removal of the thyroid gland

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Gigantism

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Condition resulting from the overproduction of the growth hormone during childhood

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Hypoglycemia

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Deficiency of sugar in the blood

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Puberty

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The period of life at which one becomes functionally capable of reproduction

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Diabetes mellitus

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Metabolic disease caused by the body’s inability to use carbohydrates

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Dwarfism

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Condition caused by inadequate growth hormone during childhood

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Parathyroid

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Small endocrine lands located close to the thyroid gland

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Adren/o

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Adrenal glands

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-ism

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Condition, state of

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Glycosuria

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Sugar in the urine

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Hypothyroidism

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Condition caused by a marked deficiency of thyroid secretion

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Testes

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Male gonads of the scrotum that produce sperm

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Adrenaline

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An internal secretion derived from the adrenal glands

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Estrogen

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Female hormone produced by the ovaries

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Thyr/o

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Thyroid gland

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Poly-

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Many

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Testic/o

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Sperm producing gland testicle, testes

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Pituitaro/o

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Pituitary gland

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