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| The outer layer of the adrenal gland, which secretes three types of steroid hormones. |
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| Two glands in a single structure atop the kidney. |
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| The region in the center of each adrenal gland, which consists of secretory cells derived during development from nervous tissue, and produces two hormones: epinephrine and, in smaller quantities, norepinephrine. |
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| adrenocorticotropic hormon (ACTH) |
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| A hormone which causes the relase of the release of the hormone cortisol from the adrenal cortex. |
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| A hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex which regulates the sodium conent of hte blood. |
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| amino acid based hormones |
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| Hormones which are synthesized from singel amino acids. |
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| The steroid hormones secreted by the testes. |
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| A hormone that raises blood pressure by constricting arterioles. |
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| The forward lobe of the pituitary |
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| anti diuretic hormone (ADH) |
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| A peptide hormone synthesized in the hypthalamus and released from the posterior pituitary, that helps prevent dehydration by increasnig the permeability of the colleting ducts of hte kidney. |
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| atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) |
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| The peptide released by cells in the atria when blood volume increases, causing extra distension of hte hart. |
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| A peptide important in calcium metabolism |
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| A hormone produced by the stomach and small intestine that helps regulate digestion. |
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| The most secreted glucocorticoid of the adrenal coretex. |
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| A nucleotide that regulates many cellular activities and is second messenger. It initiates a chain of reactions inside the ell, involving an increasing number of molecules, amplifying the orignal signal. |
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| A form of diabetes caused by a lack of insulin production or the failure of target cells to respond to insulin. |
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| The tubes or openings through which exocrine gland secretions are released. |
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| Types of foreign substances which block the effects of tosterone or either mimic or block reproductive hormones. |
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| Ductless glands which release their hormones within the body, often within a network of apillaries. |
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| Chemical messages produced by specialized cells, often released in response to some stimulus. |
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| The system consisting of hormones and the carious cells that secrete and recieve them. |
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| Foreign substances which mimic the effects of estrogen. |
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| A hormone produced by the adrenal medulla which prepares the body for emergency action. |
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| A hormone produced by the kidneys that increases red blood cell production. |
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| A type of steroid hormone secreted by the ovaries. |
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| Glands which produce secretions that are relased outside the body or into the digestive tract. |
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| follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) |
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| A hormone prodcuved by the anterior pituitary which stimulates the production of sperm and testosterone in males, and of eggs, estrogen, and progesterone in females. |
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| A peptide hormone produced by the stomach and small intestine which helps regulate digestion. |
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| A peptide hormone produced by an islet cell in the endocrine portion of the pancreas. |
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| The hormones secreted by he adrenal cortex. |
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| A condition caused by an iodine-deficient diet which can result in excessive growth of hte thyroid gland. |
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| A hormone that regulates the body's growth by acting on nearly all the body's cells. |
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| A part of the brain that contains clusters of specialized nerve cells. |
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| Peptides released from the hypthalamus that inhibit he release of hormones from the anterior pituitary. |
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| A hormone produced by an islet cell of hte pancreas. |
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| Clusters of cells which produce peptide hormones. |
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| A peptide hormone relased by adiposefat cells. |
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| Hormones secreted into the immediate vicinity. |
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| A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary which stimulates the production of pserm and testosterone in males, and ofeggs, estrogen, and progesterone, in females. |
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| melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) |
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| A hormone which stimulates the synthesis of hte skin pigment melanin. |
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| A hormone produced by the pineal gland in a daily rhythm, responding to daylengths and seasons. |
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| Cells which synthesize peptide hormonse, store them, and release them when stimulted. |
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| Ahormone produced by the adrenal medul which prepares the body for emergency action. |
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| The sex organ in females, which is also an important endocrine organ. |
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| A peptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary. |
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| A gland that produces both exocrine and endocrine secretions. |
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| Four small discs embedded in the back of hte thyroid gland, which secrete parathyroid hormone to control the concentration of calcium in the blood. |
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| The hormone secreted by hte parathyroid glands. |
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| The class of endocrine hormone made from chains of amino acids. |
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| A gland located between the two hemispheres of te brain, just above the hypothalamus. |
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| A pea-sized gland that dangles from the hypothalams, and consists of two distinct parts. |
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| The backmost part of hte pituitary gland. |
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| A type of steroid hormone secreted by the ovaries. |
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| A hormone that stimulates mammary gland development during pregnancy. |
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| Modified fatty acids synthesized by cells from membrane phospholipids, are a type of local hormone. |
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| Specialized protein molecules that bind only to specific chemical messengers. |
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| Peptide hormones secreted by hte hypthalamus which release hormones which regulate other hormones form the anterior pituitary. |
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| A hormone produced by the kidneys inresponse to low blood pressure. |
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| A molecule inside a cell that transfers a signla from the ormone to other molecules within the cell. |
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| A peptide hormone produced by the stomach and small intestine that helps regulate digestion. |
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| Hormones which resemble cholesterol, from which most steroid hormones are synthesized. |
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| Certain cells bearing receptors for a particular hormone molecule. |
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| The male sex organs which are also important endocrine organs. |
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| The most important steroid hormone secreted by the testes. |
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| The hormone produced in the thymus, hwich stimulates the development of specialized white blood cells that play an important role in the immune system. |
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| The place where white blood cells are produced, and alos the production site of hte hormone thymosin. |
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| The gland located at the front of the neck that produces two major hormones. |
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| thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) |
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| A hormone which stimulates the thyroid gland to relase its hormones. |
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| An idodine-containing modified amino acid that raises hte metabolic rate of most body cells. |
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