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What are peptides

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A type of hormone that is composed of proteins (amino acids chains)

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What is the endocrine system

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Ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

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What are steroids

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A type of hormone that is made of carbon ring con towns these make up the adrenal and reproductive hormones

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What does a target cell membrane produce to be able to perform specialized function from a hormone?

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Cyclic AMP

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What is the gland that is located at the base of the brain connected to the hypothalamus and incident did Milam it’s divided into two lobes it sometimes called the master gland and it’s name is the hypothesis?

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The pituitary gland

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What is adenohypophysis

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Anterior love of the pituitary gland

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What is the neurohypophysis

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The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

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Hormones of the adenohypothesis or controlled by the hypothalamus through what?

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The pituitary portal system

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What is the hormone controlled by the adenohypothesis and stimulates growth and metabolic rate

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The growth hormone

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What hormone from the adenohypothesis causes adrenal glands to secrete its hormones

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Adrenocorticotropin hormone

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What hormone from the adenohypothesis causes thyroid gland absorb iodine and increase its secretions

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The thyroid stimulating hormone

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What hormone from the adenohypothesis is the reproductive hormone in the female?

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Luteinizing hormone

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What hormone from the adenohypothesis is the male reproductive hormones

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Interstitial cell stimulating hormone

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What hormone from the adenohypothesis is the reproductive hormones present in both male and female

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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What hormone from the adenohypothesis is the female reproductive hormones that is released during pregnancy

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Prolactin

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What is the hormone from the adenohypothesis that controls the activity of melanocytes

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Melanocyte stimulating hormone

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From where our hormones that are made by the super optic nuclei and stored here for the later secretion they are released by direct nerve control from the hypothalamus

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Neurohypothesis

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What is the hormone from the Neurohypothesis that affects cells in the kidney and causes the kidney to retain water in the body

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Antidiuretic hormone

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What is the hormone from the neurohypophysis that is the female hormone that functions during pregnancy

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Oxytocin

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What gland is located at the op of the trachea, has the ability to absorb and concentrate iodine ions from the blood.

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The thyroid gland

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What hormone from the thyroid gland regulates metabolic rate in all ages, influences physical and mental development before puberty, influences mental processes in the adult, in our secretions under feedback control of the thyroid stimulating hormone

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Thyroxin

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What is the enlarged thyroid gland due to the lack of iodine. Can lead to hyposecretion.

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a goiter

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What happens when hyposecretion is in effect before puberty

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It causes Cretinism which is slow growth and retarded mental and sexual development

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What happens when hyposecretion is in effect as an adult

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Causes myxedema which is slowed activity, weight gain, hair loss and edema.

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What is hypersecretion caused by?
Increased appetite, weight loss, nervousness and protruding eyes
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What is exophthalmos
Protruding eyes
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What are the parathyroid glands
For small glands located on the dorsal side of the thyroid gland. Secretes parathyroid hormone
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What are the effects of the parathyroid hormone
Causes absorption of calcium ions and intestines and kidney, called his kidneys to get rid of phosphates and related compounds, disorders: hyper or hypo secretions caused problems with bone tissue, muscle contraction and blood clotting
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What hormone from the thyroid gland causes a decrease in the blood of calcium concentration
Calcitonin
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What are adrenal glands
To glance each located on the top of the kidneys
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What is the cortex secreting area of the adrenal glands
The outer edge region
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What is the medulla secreting area of the adrenal glands
Middle, inner region
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What hormone from the cortex secreting area of the adrenal glands affects kidneys and causes control of sodium and potassium levels in the blood
Aldosterone
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What hormone from the cortex secreting area in the adrenal glands controls many aspects of cellular metabolism.
Glucocorticoids
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What hormone from the cortex secreting area is the minor sex hormones found in both females and males
Androgens
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What is the endocrine system
Ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
36
What are peptides
A type of hormone that is composed of proteins (amino acids chains)
37
What are steroids
A type of hormone that is made of carbon ring con towns these make up the adrenal and reproductive hormones
38
What does a target cell membrane produce to be able to perform specialized function from a hormone?
Cyclic AMP
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What is the gland that is located at the base of the brain connected to the hypothalamus and incident did Milam it's divided into two lobes it sometimes called the master gland and it's name is the hypothesis?
The pituitary gland
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What is adenohypophysis
Anterior love of the pituitary gland
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What is the neurohypophysis
The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
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Hormones of the adenohypothesis or controlled by the hypothalamus through what?
The pituitary portal system
43
What is the hormone controlled by the adenohypothesis and stimulates growth and metabolic rate
The growth hormone
44
What hormone from the adenohypothesis causes adrenal glands to secrete its hormones
Adrenocorticotropin hormone
45
What hormone from the adenohypothesis causes thyroid gland absorb iodine and increase its secretions
The thyroid stimulating hormone
46
What hormone from the adenohypothesis is the reproductive hormone in the female?
Luteinizing hormone
47
What hormone from the adenohypothesis is the male reproductive hormones
Interstitial cell stimulating hormone
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What hormone from the adenohypothesis is the reproductive hormones present in both male and female
Follicle stimulating hormone
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What hormone from the adenohypothesis is the female reproductive hormones that is released during pregnancy
Prolactin
50
What is the hormone from the adenohypothesis that controls the activity of melanocytes
Melanocyte stimulating hormone
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From where our hormones that are made by the super optic nuclei and stored here for the later secretion they are released by direct nerve control from the hypothalamus
Neurohypothesis
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What is the hormone from the Neurohypothesis that affects cells in the kidney and causes the kidney to retain water in the body
Antidiuretic hormone
53
What is the hormone from the neurohypophysis that is the female hormone that functions during pregnancy
Oxytocin
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What gland is located at the op of the trachea, has the ability to absorb and concentrate iodine ions from the blood.
The thyroid gland
55
What hormone from the thyroid gland regulates metabolic rate in all ages, influences physical and mental development before puberty, influences mental processes in the adult, in our secretions under feedback control of the thyroid stimulating hormone
Thyroxin
56
What is the enlarged thyroid gland due to the lack of iodine. Can lead to hyposecretion.
a goiter
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What happens when hyposecretion is in effect before puberty
It causes Cretinism which is slow growth and retarded mental and sexual development
58
What happens when hyposecretion is in effect as an adult
Causes myxedema which is slowed activity, weight gain, hair loss and edema.
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What is hypersecretion caused by?
Increased appetite, weight loss, nervousness and protruding eyes
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What is exophthalmos
Protruding eyes
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What are the parathyroid glands
For small glands located on the dorsal side of the thyroid gland. Secretes parathyroid hormone
62
What are the effects of the parathyroid hormone
Causes absorption of calcium ions and intestines and kidney, called his kidneys to get rid of phosphates and related compounds, disorders: hyper or hypo secretions caused problems with bone tissue, muscle contraction and blood clotting
63
What hormone from the thyroid gland causes a decrease in the blood of calcium concentration
Calcitonin
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What are adrenal glands
To glance each located on the top of the kidneys
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What is the cortex secreting area of the adrenal glands
The outer edge region
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What is the medulla secreting area of the adrenal glands
Middle, inner region
67
What hormone from the cortex secreting area of the adrenal glands affects kidneys and causes control of sodium and potassium levels in the blood
Aldosterone
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What hormone from the cortex secreting area in the adrenal glands controls many aspects of cellular metabolism.
Glucocorticoids
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What hormone from the cortex secreting area is the minor sex hormones found in both females and males
Androgens

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