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Endocrine Flashcards

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Adrenal medulla gland

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Secrete adrenaline

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Adrenal Cortex

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Secrete aldosterone

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Endocrine glands

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Produce and release chemical products

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Exocrine

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A gland that secretes outwardly through excretory ducts

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Hormone

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To arouse

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Hypothalamus

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Part of brain that controls pituitary gland

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Ovaries

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Female sex organs produce hormones estrogen and progesterone

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Negative feedback

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Turned of by a condition it produces

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Pancreas

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Secretes hormones insulin and glucagon

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Thyroid glands

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Secretes para hormones

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Pituitary gland

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Master gland

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Pineal gland

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Secretes serotonin

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Positive feedback

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Process that moves from homeostasis

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Target cells

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Cells that have receptors that recognize the hormones chemical

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Testes

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Produces testosterone

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Thymus gland

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Secretes thymosin

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Thyroid glands

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Secretes thyroxin

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Acromegaly

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Hyper secretion of growth hormone

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Addison’s disease

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Hypo secretion of adrenal cortex hormone

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Cushing syndrome

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Hyper secretion of adrenal Cortex hormones

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Cretinism

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Hyper secretion of growth hormones in children and teens

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Gigantism

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Hyper secretion of hormones in children and teens

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Dwarfism

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Hyper secretion of grow th hormones in children

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Goiter

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Enlarged thyroid

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Hypothyroidism

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Not enough thyroid hormones low metabolism weight gain

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Hypothyroidism

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High metabolism and loss of weight hot and swears a lot

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Diabetes type 1

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To little insulin. Insulin dependent

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Diabetes type 2

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Insulin dependent. Receptors on cells

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ACTH

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Secretes cortisol

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THS

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Releases thyroid hormone

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LH

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Releases progesterone (woman)
Releases testosterone (men)
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FSH

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Produces eggs and estrogen

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Prolactin

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Milk production (breasts)

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Growth hormone

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Gives cells more energy

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ADH

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Decrease urine

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MSH

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Produces tan skin pigmentation

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Thyroxin

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Increases oxidation of carbohydrates increases metabolism

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Calcitonin

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Decrease blood calcium (bones, intestines, kidneys)

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Androgens

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Reproductive organs acts like testosterone

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Epinephrine

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Adrenaline

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Glucagon

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Increases blood sugar (liver and muscles)

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Insulin

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Decreases blood sugar

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Testosterone

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Puberty secondary sex characteristics

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Estrogen hips breasts and Uterous

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Female puberty

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Thymosin

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Targets lymph glands increase immunity

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Melatonin

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Onset of puberty and sleep wake cycle

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