Endocrine Drugs Flashcards
What hormone regulates metabolic rate and promotes body growth?
Thyroid Hormone
Hormone that regulates blood glucose.
Insulin and Glucagon
What is the use of GLUCOCORTICOIDS?
It promotes lung maturation in premature infants.
What is Diabetes Mellitus?
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders of fat, carbohydrate, and protein metabolism that results from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action (sensitivity), or both.
It is one of the principal fuels used by our body.
Glucose
What does PANCREAS do?
Secretes digestive enzymes.
Releases neurotransmitters Norepinephrine and Epinephrine.
Adrenal Medulla
Synthetic steroid identical to cortisol.
Hydrocortisone
Used to diagnose Cushing’s syndrome.
Dexamethasone.
Why does Hepatocytes converts GLUCOSE to GLYCOGEN?
For storage
