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1
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Chemical messengers that effect specific targets

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Hormones

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2
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How are horomones transported through the body

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The blood stream

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3
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Five functions of hormones

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Water balance, contractions and milk release, blood glucose control, reproductive control, immune system regulation

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4
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What gland is located above each kidney

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Adrenal

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5
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What gland is located on each side of the uterus

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Ovary

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6
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What gland is located under the brain in the sella turcica

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Pituitary

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7
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What gland is located in front of the upper part of the trachea

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Thyroid

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8
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What gland is located in the scrotal sad

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Testes

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9
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What gland is located behind and attached to the thyroid

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Parathyroid

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10
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What gland is the glandular organ behind the stomach

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Pancreas

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11
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What hormone is used in metabolism of glucose

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Insulin

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12
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What hormone stimulates secretion of milk

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Prolactin

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13
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What hormone is growth hormone stimulates normal body growth

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HGH (human growth hormone)

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14
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What hormone regulates the amount of calcium in the blood

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Calcitonin, parathyroid

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15
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What hormone stimulates growth and development of sex organs in males

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Testosterone

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16
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What hormone increases metabolic rate, stimulates physical and mental growth

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T4

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17
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What hormone stimulates growth and secretion of the thyroid gland

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TSH

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18
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What gland is affected by diabetes mellitus

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Pancreas

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19
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What gland is affected by Cushing’s syndrome

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Pituitary

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20
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What gland is affected by giantism

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Pituitary

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21
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What gland is affected by hyperthyroidism

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Thyroid

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22
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What gland is affected by Addison’s disease

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Adrenal

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23
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What gland is affected by acromegaly

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Pituitary

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24
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What gland is affected by hypoparathyroidism

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Parathyroid

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25
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What gland is affected by cretinism

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Thyroid

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26
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What gland is affected by dwarfism

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Pituitary

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27
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What gland is affected by goiter

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Thyroid

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28
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What does pineal body do

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Produces melatonin, third eye

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29
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Endocrine glands secrete hormones where

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Directly into body fluids such as blood

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30
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The action of a hormone is directed at what

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Target cells

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31
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A major difference between stoke and other types of hormones is what

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A steroid hormone is lipid soluble

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32
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What are prostaglandins

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Synthesized from arachidonic acid in cell membranes

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33
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A characteristic of the negative feedback system that regulates hormones secretions is what

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Excretion of inhibitory effect on the gland

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34
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The pituitary gland consists of what

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Both an anterior and posterior lobe

35
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The hormones secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland include everything but

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Oxytocin

36
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What pituitary hormone regulates fluid balance

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ADH

37
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What is a function of the thyroid gland

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Maturation of the nervous system

38
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Hypothyroidism in an infant can lead to what

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Mental retardation

39
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The effect of parathyroid hormone is to what

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Stimulate the bone to release ionized calcium

40
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Injury to or removal of the parathyroid glands is likely to result in what

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Kidney stones

41
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The adrenal hormone aldosterone belongs to a category of cortical hormones called what

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Mineralcorticoids

42
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The actions of cortisol does not include what

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Conversion of water

43
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Hyposecretion of the adrenal cortical hormones produces what

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Addison’s disease

44
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The action of insulin that most directly leads to low blood sugar is what

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Facilitating the transport of glucose accross the cell membrane

45
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The hormone melatonin is secreted by what

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The pineal gland

46
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The thymus gland produces a hormone that is important in the differentiation of what

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White blood cells

47
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T or f chronobiology is the study of body rhythms such as circadian rhythm

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True

48
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T or f parathyroid and growth hormones are examples of protein related hormones

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True

49
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T or f steroid hormones activate specific genes which instruct the cell the synthesize specific compounds

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True

50
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T or f cAMP is an infra cellular substance that is always active

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False

51
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T or f hormone secretion is controlled solely by direct stimulation by the autonomic division of the central nervous system

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False, sympathetic division

52
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T or f Glucagon and insulin are released by the pancreas in response to changes in the internal environment

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True

53
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T or f releasing hormones from the hypothalamus control secretion form the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, and nerve impulses directly stimulate the axons of neurosecetory cells in the posterior lobe

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True

54
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T or f FSH AND LH are gonadotropin

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True

55
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T or f ACTH stimulates release of hormones of both the adrenal cortex and the medulla

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False, only the adrenal cortex

56
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T or f oxytocin is an anterior pituitary hormone

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False, posterior

57
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T or f oxytocin can be used to minimize the risk of post partum hemorrhage

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True

58
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T or f the two lobes of the thyroid gland are located on either side of the trachea superior to the larynx

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False, inferior

59
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T or f thyronine is the most active of the hormones produced by the thyroid gland

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False, t3

60
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T or f catatonic increases excretion of calcium by the kidney

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True

61
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T or f the parathyroid glands are located on the posterior surface of the thyroid gland

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True

62
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T or f the adrenal glands are anatomically closely associated with the liver

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False, the kidneys

63
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T or f hormones of the adrenal medulla are released in response to an anterior pituitary gland hormones

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False

64
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T or f aldosterone secretion increases blood pressure

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True

65
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Name the gland and function of growth hormone

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Anterior pituitary, growth of all body tissues

66
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Name the gland and function of TSH

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anterior pituitary, stimulates thyroid to produce thyroid hormones

67
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Name the gland and function of ACTH

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Anterior pituitary, stimulated adrenal cortex, AIDS in protection the body in stress situations

68
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Name the gland and function of prolactin

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Anterior pituitary, stimulates milk secretion

69
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Name the gland and function of follicle stimulating hormone

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Anterior pituitary, stimulates growth and hormones in sex organs

70
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Name the gland and function of luteinizing hormone

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Anterior pituitary, development of corpus luteum at the site of a ruptures ovary

71
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Name the gland and function of antidiuretic hormone

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Posterior pituitary Promotes reabsorption of water in kidney tubules

72
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Name the gland and function of oxytocin

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Pastor pituitary Causes contraction of uterine muscles, causes ejection of milk

73
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Name the gland and function of thyroid hormone

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Thyroid gland, increases metabolic rate, influencing both physical and mental activites

74
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Name the gland and function of calcitonin

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Thyroid gland, decreases blood calcium levels

75
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Name the gland and function of parathyroid hormone

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Parathyroid gland, increases blood calcium levels

76
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Name the gland and function of cortisol

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Adrenal cortex, AIDS in metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats

77
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Name the gland and function of Aldosterone

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Adrenal cortex, regulate water and electrolyte balance

78
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Name the gland and function of epinephrine and norepinephrine

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Adrenal medulla, acts as neurotransmitters, increases blood pressure and heart rate

79
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Name the gland and function of insulin

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Pancreas, AIDS in the transport of glucose into cells

80
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Name the gland and function of testosterone

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Testes, stimulates growth and development of male sexual organs

81
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Name the gland and function of estrogen

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Ovaries, stimulates growth of primary femal sexual organs

82
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Name the gland and function of progesterone

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Ovaries, stimulates the development of secretory parts of the mammary glands

83
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Name the gland and function of melatonin

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Pineal gland, regulates sexual development net and sleep wake cycle

84
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Name the gland and function of thymosin

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Thymus, aid in development of t-lymphocytes

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