Endocrine Drug Flashcards
collection of gland and part of an organ that secrete the hormone into the blood stem
Endocrine system
a chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of the certain cells organs
Hormones
A type of hormones that has amino acid
Peptide hormones
collection of amino acid and some other protein chain
Amine hormones
the major endocrine gland. A pea-sized body attached to the base of the brain, a pituitary in controlling growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands
Pituitary Gland
A drug used to treat diabetes mellitus (a condition in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood)
Metformin HCI
a pituitary gland produced ADH (anti diuretic hormones or vasopressin that targets the kidneys and arterioles organ due of vasoconstriction.
Posterior pituitary gland
growth hormone target liver organ and adipose tissue (fat cells)
Anterior Pituitary Hormones
an gland target various tissues that effects the regulation of metabolic rate and promotion of body growth
Thyroid hormones
a gland responsible for metabolic growth that increases secretion of IGF-I for bone and muscle growth
Anterior pituitary hormones
a rare condition where the body produces too much growth hormone, causing body tissues and bones to grow more quickly or over secretion of hormones
Acromegaly
a condition in which the pituitary gland does not make enough growth hormone
Pituitary dwarfism
a hormones inhibits growth hormones
Somatostatin agonists
a drug acting on the posterior pituitary gland that adverse effect are hangover effect tremor, sweating, vertigo and headache
Vasopressin
growth hormones deficiency
Pituitary dwarfism