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Endocrine/Urinary Flashcards

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Hormones

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Chemical messengers in the body

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Steroids

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amino acid based molecules or steroid hormones

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Tropic hormones

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Tropic hormones stimulate their target organs

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Growth Hormone

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Growth Hormone is a general metabolic hormone and a major factor in children’s growth

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Pineal body

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Small, cone-shaped gland found in the roof of the third ventricle of the brain

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Hypothalamus

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Region of the forebrain that coordinates the activity of the pituitary gland

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Pituitary Gland

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“Master Gland” controls several of the other hormone glands

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Thyroid Gland

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Gland in the neck that secretes a hormone that controls metabolism.

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Parathyroid Gland

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Control blood and bone calcium

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Adrenal Gland

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Gland that produces adrenaline, cortisol, and steroids aldosterone.

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Pancreas

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Secretes enzymes to break down food in the small intestine

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Gonads

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Produce male and female sex hormones

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Kidneys

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Filters waste products from the blood

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Nephrons

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Structural and functional units of the kidneys and are responsible for forming urine.

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Uric Acid

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Uric acid is produced in the breakdown of purines, energy??

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Creatinine

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Helps produce creatine, fuel for muscles

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Nitrogenous waste products

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poorly absorbed, urea for example. bi-product of protein breakdown

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Urea

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bi-product of protein breakdown

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Urethra

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thin walled tube that carries urine by peristalsis from the bladder to the toilet.

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Urine

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Unneeded bodily fluid that is peed out

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Urinary Bladder

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stores urine

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Electrolyte Balance

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Balance of minerals in urine that have an electrical charge

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intracellular fluid

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Fluid inside cell

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extracellular fluid

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Fluid outside cell in body

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