Details Title: A healthier you Description: a healthier you abeka book chapter 1test Total Flash Cards: 21 Created: 01/10/2009 15:14:35		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Health Care Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term what is another word for adolescent Definition teenager Term in addition to physical changes what other canges occur in the adolescent Definition emotional changes Term what can be learned as part of the maturing process Definition learning to control your emotions Term how can anger be released Definition a good cry or physical activity Term the subtance produced by the body that can trigger emotins Definition hormones Term why are hormone producing glands sometimes called ductless glands Definition they don't have ducts Term why is the pituitary the master gland Definition it crontrols the actions of other endocrine glands Term what does the front of the pituitary gland do Definition controls growth Term what dos the back of the pituitary gland do Definition it regulates water balance Term Where is the thyroid located Definition Front lower part of the neck Term 3 functions of thyroxin Definition regulates: the rate at which cells do their work ,energy, and use of oygen Term what element is needed for healthy thyroid Definition iodine Term where are the parathyroid glands located Definition on the back of the thyroid glands Term what element in the blood do the thyroid and the parathyroids regulate Definition calcium Term 3 reasons the body needs calcium Definition without it the bones are soft nervous system becomes impaired and blod does not clot Term what chemical is produced by the adrenal glands Definition adrenalin Term the name of reproductive glands Definition gonads Term the hormones produced by the islets of langerhans Definition insulin and glucagon Term which substance in your blood is regulated by insulin and glucagon Definition glucose Term what important cells are stored in the thymus gland Definition white blood cells Term what physical factors affect the pineal gland Definition light and dark