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Lecture one
How did oscar minkowski discover ...,
What did oscar minkowski do,
Can endocrine glands be anywhere
17  cards
classifications of hormones
Peptides,
Steroids,
Amine hormones
5  cards
classification of hormone receptors
Hormones act by,
Endocrine cells can have,
No receptor
5  cards
overview of different hormones
Synthesis and release of polypept...,
Steroid hormones make up,
Steroid hormones type of hormone
22  cards
Lecture 2
Describe the probable chemical co...,
Half life of hormones,
Overall functions of the endocrin...
21  cards
Lecture 2 part 2
Hormone can influence activity of...,
Permissiveness,
Synergism
23  cards
Questions
Dexamethasone is a drug used to s...,
Hyposecretion from damage to the ...,
Hyposecretion from atrophy decrea...
5  cards
Lecture 3
Pituitary gland aka hypophysis,
The pituitary gland consists of t...,
Posterior pituitary
27  cards
Lecture 4 - endocrine control of growth
Growth depends on growth hormone ...,
Prolonged stress induced secretio...,
Normal levels of growth influenci...
40  cards
Lecture 4 part 2
Effects of gh hypersecretion giga...,
Other hormones besides growth hor...,
Thyroid hormone
11  cards
Lecture 5
Anatomy of the thyroid gland,
What is the function of calcitonin,
What increases blood calcium levels
17  cards
lecture 5 part 2
Thyroid gland abnormalities
17  cards
Lecture 6 - peripheral endocrine glands
Adrenal gland found,
Hormones produced by each zona of...
28  cards
Lecture 7 - hormones of adrenal medulla
Hormones of the adrenal medulla,
Sympathetic pathway
45  cards
The Peripheral Endocrine Glands Lecture 8 - hormones secreted by pancreas
Beta cells,
Alpha cells
46  cards
The Peripheral Endocrine Glands Lecture 9
Calcium,
Role of free ecf ca2,
Decrease in free ecf ca2
42  cards

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