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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Flashcards

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True or false. Endocrine and nervous system compliment each other

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True

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2
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The endocrine system relies on the production and release of hormones from various glands transport of hormones via the ___

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Bloodstream

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the scientific study of hormones and endocrine organs

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Endocrinology

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Hormones are classified chemically as: (3)

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Amino-acid based, steroids, prostaglandins

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Hormones that are proteins, peptides, and amines

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Amino-acid based

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Hormones made from cholesterol

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Steroids

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Hormones made from highly active lipids that act as local hormones

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Prostaglandins

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8
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How do specific hormones only affect certain tissues or organs?

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Presence of target cells that have specific protein receptors

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9
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Hormone levels in the blood are maintained mostly by?

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negative feedback

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10
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What triggers the release of more hormone?

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A stimulus or low hormone levels in the blood

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Most common category of stimulus. Endocrine organs are activated by other hormones

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Hormonal stimuli

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12
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Changing blood levels of certain ions and nutrients stimulate hormone release

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Humoral stimuli

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13
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What are produced in response to changing levels of blood calcium levels?

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parathyroid hormone and calcitonin

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14
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What is produced in response to changing levels of blood glucose levels?

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Insulin

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15
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Nerve fibers stimulate hormone release. Most are under the control of the sympathetic nervous system

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Neural stimuli

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16
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All glands have purely endocrine functions except?

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Pancreas and gonads (they both have endocrine and exocrine)

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17
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Pea-sized glands that hangs by a stalk from the hypothalamus in the brain

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Pituitary gland

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18
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Protects the pituitary gland

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sella turcica of the sphenoid bone

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19
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Glandular tissue that produces a total of 6 pituitary hormones

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Anterior pituitary

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20
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general metabolic hormone ; major effects are directed to growth of skeletal muscles & long bones

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Growth hormone

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21
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usually result from tumors of the affected gland; hypersecretion of GH during childhood

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Gigantism

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22
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due to hyposecretion of GH during childhood; maximum adult height is 4 feet

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Dwarfism

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23
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stimulates and maintains milk production following childbirth

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Prolactin

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24
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stimulates follicle development in ovaries (for estrogen production and preparation for ovulation) ; stimulates sperm development in testes

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Follicle-stimulating hormone

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25
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triggers ovulation of an egg in females (for progesterone production & some estrogen); stimulates testosterone production by the interstitial cells in males

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Luteinizing hormone

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26
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Hyposecretion of FSH and LH

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Sterility

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27
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influences growth and activity of the thyroid gland

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thyroid-stimulating / thyrotropic hormone

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28
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regulates endocrine activity of the adrenal cortex

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adrenocorticotropic hormone

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29
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Does not make the hormones it releases and stores hormones made by the hypothalamus

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Posterior pituitary

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30
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stimulates contractions of the uterus during labor, sexual relations, and breastfeedings

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Oxytocin

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31
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causes milk ejection in a breastfeeding woman and stops poast-partum bleeding

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Oxytocin

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32
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inhibits urine production (diuresis) by promoting water reabsorption by the kidneys, urine volume decreases while blood pressure increases

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Antidiuretic

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33
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Large amounts of antidiuretic causes ___, leading to increased blood pressure

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Constriction of arterioles

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34
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Often called the master endocrine gland

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Pituitary gland

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35
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produces releasing hormones and inhibiting hormones

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Hypothalamus

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36
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oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone are carried to posterior pituitary via ___ for storage, they are later released into the blood in response from nerve impulses from the hypothalamus

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Neurosecretory cells

37
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small, o-shaped gland that hangs from the roof of the third ventricle of the brain

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Pineal gland

38
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believed to trigger the body’s sleep/wake cycle, known as sleep trigger, and believed to coordinate the hormones of fertility in humans and to inhibit the reproductive system until maturity occurs

39
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found at the base of the throat, inferior to the adam’s apple. fairly large gland that consists of two lobes and a connecting isthmus

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Thyroid gland

40
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major metabolic hormone; controls rate of oxidation of glucose to supply body heat and chemical energy ( form of ATP); needed for tissue growth and development (specially in reproductive and nervous system)

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Thyroid hormone

41
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major hormone secreted by thyroid follicles

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Thyroxine (t4)

42
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formed at target tissues; conversion of T4 at target tissues

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Triiodothyronine (t3)

43
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is the enlargement of the thyroid gland which results from the deficiency of iodine from an individual’s diet

44
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Hyposecretion of thyroxine may cause lack of stimulation of thyroid stimulating hormone, if it occurs in early childhood, what will occur?

45
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in adults, this results in myxedema (characterized by both physical and mental sluggishness; mental impairment does not occur); other signs are puffiness of the face, fatigue, poor muscle tone, no body temp. (always cold), obesity, and dry skin

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Hypothyroidism

46
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generally results from a tumor of a thyroid gland; may be treated surgically by removing the part of the thyroid or chemically with thyroid-blocking drugs or radioactive iodine which destroys some of the thyroid cells

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Hyperthyroidism

47
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is a condition wherein the eyes bulges or protrude anteriorly

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Exophthalmos

48
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one form of hyperthyroidism, overproduction of thyroid hormone

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Grave’s disease

49
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hypocalcemic hormone; decreases blood calcium ion levels by causing calcium deposition on bone

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Calcitonin

50
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Found between the follicles that produces calcitonin

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Parafollicular cells

51
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True or false. Calcitonin stops when you reach adulthood

52
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located in the upper thorax, posterior to the sternum. largest in infants and children and decreases in size throughout adulthood

53
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Thymus produces what hormone?

54
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sit on top of the kidneys (like triangular hats) and has parts made of glandular (in the cortex) and neural tissue (in the medulla)

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Adrenal gland

55
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outer glandular region that has 3 layers that produce corticosteroids: mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and sex hormones

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Adrenal cortex

56
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regulates mineral (salt) content in blood, particularly sodium and potassium ions. also regulates water and electrolyte balance with kidney as the target organ

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Mineralocorticoids

57
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promote normal cell metabolism, operate during resistance stage of the stress response, help resist long-term stressors by increasing blood glucose levels

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Glucocorticoids

58
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these are prescribed as drugs to suppress inflammation for patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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Glucocorticoids

59
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small amounts are made throughout life and are secreted by innermost layer of the adrenal cortex

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Sex hormones

60
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Produced in the middle layer of the adrenal cortex

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Glucocorticoids

61
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Produced in outer adrenal cortex

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Mineralocorticoids

62
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hyposecretion of adrenal cortex hormones leads to a condition called ___, characterized by a peculiar bronze-tone of the skin which resembles a sun tan

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Addison’s Disease

63
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Can be a symptom of Addison’s Disease; a lessened ability to cope with stress/burnout and suppression of immune system thereby increasing susceptibility to infection

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Hypoglycemia

64
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hypersecretion of adrenal cortex hormone results to

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Cusning’s syndrome

65
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hypersecretion of sex hormones lead to ___ regardless of sex

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Masculinization

66
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produces 2 similar hormones: catecholamines

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Adrenal medulla

67
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these hormones prepare the body to deal with short-term stress (“fight or flight”) by increasing heart rate, blood pressure, blood glucose levels and dilating small passageways of lungs

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Catecholamines

68
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Give some symptoms of hypersecretion of catecholamines

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Rapid heart beat, high blood pressure, and perspiration

69
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located in the abdomen, close to stomach. called a mixed gland, with both endocrine and exocrine functions

70
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also called as islets of Langerhans, scattered among the exocrine tissue of the pancreas

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Pancreatic islets

71
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these hormones are antagonists that maintain blood sugar homeostasis

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Insulin and glucagon

72
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unables the body to maintain homeostasis of blood glucose levels

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Diabetes mellitus

73
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beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed by the immune system, and so no insulin is produced

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Type 1 diabetes

74
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the pancreas produces insulin but target cells do not take up glucose

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Type 2 diabetes

75
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increases the rate of glucose uptake and metabolism by body cells

76
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True or false. Insulin is produced by alpha cells

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False. They are produced by beta cells

77
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Name the sign of diabetes mellitus: excessive urination to flush out glucose and ketones

78
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Name the sign of diabetes mellitus: excessive thirst

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Polydipsia

79
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Name the sign of diabetes mellitus: hunger due to inability to use sugars and the loss of fat and protein in the body

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polyphagia

80
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stimulates the liver to release glucose to blood, thus increasing blood glucose levels

81
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Produce sex cells and sex hormones

82
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testosterone production is specifically stimulated by

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Luteinizing hormone

83
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female gonads located in the pelvic cavity that produce eggs

84
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The 2 steroid hormones that ovaries produce

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Estrogen and progesterone

85
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stimulate the development of secondary female characteristics ; mature the female reproductive organs

86
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acts with estrogen to bring about the menstrual cycle ; helps in the implantation of an embryo in the uterus ; helps prepare breasts for lactation

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Progesterone

87
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male gonads suspended outside the pelvic cavity that produces sperm

88
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the most important androgen responsible for adult male secondary sex characteristics and promoting growth and maturation of male reproductive system

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Testosterone

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