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1
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pineal

A

melatonin

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2
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melatonin

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regulates sleep

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3
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posterior pituitary

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oxytocin, adh

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4
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oxytocin

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contractions during child birth

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5
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adh

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regulates volume & water content of blood

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6
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anterior pituitary

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gh, tsh, acth, lh, fsh, prl, msh

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7
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gh

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growth

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8
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tsh

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thyroid: speeds up metabolism

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9
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acth

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adrenal gland: fight/flight

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10
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lh & fsh

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ovaries & testies

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11
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prl

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milk in breasts

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12
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msh

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melanin synthesis

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13
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thyroid

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thyroxin, calcitonin

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14
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thyroxin

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oxygen use
heat production
metabolism

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15
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calcitonin

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calcium levels

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16
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goiter

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produced when thyroid is swollen from iodine deficiency

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17
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thymus

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thymosin; gone by 13

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18
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thymosin

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t-lymphocytes; body defense

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19
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pancreas

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islets of langerhans: insulin, glucagon

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20
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insulin

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lowers blood sugar

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21
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glucagon

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raises blood sugar

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22
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ovaries

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progesterone, estrogen

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23
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progesterone

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stimulates ovulation

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24
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estrogen

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period, breasts, hips, uterus

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testies
testosterone
26
testosterone
voice, hair, bone density, sperm cells
27
parathyroid
pth
28
pth
calcium & phosphorus levels
29
adrenal gland
adrenal medulla | adrenal cortex
30
adrenal medulla
epinephrine, norepinephrine
31
adrenal cortex
cortisol, aldosterone
32
epinephrine & norepinephrine
heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, blood sugar levels
33
cortisol
protein breakdown, providing glucose
34
aldosterone
stimulates kidneys, retains sodium
35
cephalic
pineal, pituitary
36
cervical
thyroid, parathyroid
37
thoracic
thymus
38
abdominal
islets, adrenal
39
pubic
ovary, testes
40
which hormones secreted by anterior pituitary
lh, acth, tsh
41
hormones secreted by females
prolactin, estrogen, progesterone
42
which areas are directly controlled by the anterior pituitary
thyroid, testes and ovaries
43
hormones secreted by males
testosterone
44
contraction hormone
oxytocin
45
what produces oxytocin
posterior pituitary
46
blood sugar drop
insulin
47
what gland produces insulin
islets of langerhans
48
produces t-lymphocytes
thymus
49
which gland uses calcitonin to make calcium
thyroid
50
antagonist to thyroid, releases pth to make calcium withdrawals
parathyroid
51
what brain section is in charge of the pituitary?
hypothalamus
52
produces and releases acth
anterior pituitary
53
fight/flight
epinephrine, norepinephrine
54
metabolism hormone
thyroxine
55
sleepy hormone
melatonin
56
the hormone responsible for secondary sex characteristics like the the menstrual cycle in females
estrogen
57
raises blood sugar
glucagon
58
release of ova during ovulation
progesterone
59
secondary sex characteristics and sperm production in males
testosterone
60
t lymphocytes
thymosin
61
metabolism
thyroxine
62
breast milk
prolactin
63
contractions
oxytocin
64
lowers blood sugar
insulin
65
wakes you up
cortisol
66
fight or flight
epinephrine

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