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Chapter 9
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11th Grade
01/15/2012

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GIGANTISM
Definition
CAUSED BY HYPERSECRETION OF GROWTH HORMONE-HEIGHT IS USUALLY 8-9 FEET.
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ACROMEGALY
Definition
A chronic disease of adults marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by overactivity of the pituitary gland.
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PROLACTIN
Definition
(PRL)A PROTEIN HORMONE IN THE BREAST THAT STIMUALTES MILK PRODUCTION IN WOMEN AFTER CHILDBIRTH
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ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE
Definition
(ACTH)REGULATES THE ENDOCRINE ACTIVITY OF THE CORTEX PORTION OF THE ADRENAL GLAND
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THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE
Definition
(TSH), ALSO CALLED THYROTROPIC HORMONE-A HORMONE THAT INFLUENCES GROWTH AND ACTIVITY OF THE THYROID GLANDS
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GONADOTROPIC HORMONE
Definition
REGULATES THE HORMONAL ACTIVITY OF THE OVARIES AND TESTES
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FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE
Definition
(FSH) A GONADOTROPIN HORMONE IN WOMEN THAT STIMULATES FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE OVARIES. FOLLICLES PRODUCE ESTROGEN. IN MEN, FSH STIMULATES SPERM DEVELOPMENT BY THE TESTES.
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LUTEINIZING HORMONE
Definition
(LH) A HORMONE THAT TRIGGERS OVULATION OF AN EGG FROM THE OVARY AND CAUSES THE RUPTURED FOLLICLE TO PRODUCE PROGESTERONE AND SOME ESTROGEN. IN MEN, IT STIMULATES TESTOSTERONE PRODUCTION BY THE INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF THE TESTES.
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STERILITY
Definition

CAUSED BY HYPOSECRETION OF FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE OR LUTEINIZING HORMONE IN MALES AND FEMALES.

CAN'T HAVE CHILDREN.

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PORTAL CIRCULATION
Definition
a general term denoting the circulation of blood through larger vessels from the capillaries of one organ to those of another; applied to the passage of blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen through the portal vein to the liver.
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RELEASING HORMONE
Definition
A releasing hormone or releasing factor is a hormone whose main purpose is to control the release of another hormone. The main releasing hormones secreted by the hypothalamus are: Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)
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INHIBITING HORMONE
Definition
inhibiting hormones elaborated by one body structure that inhibit release of hormones from another structurE
Term
OXYTOCIN
Definition
A HORMONE MADE BY THE HYPOTHALMUS RELEASED IN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ONLY DURING CHILDBIRTH AND IN NURSING WOMEN; STIMULATES CONTRACTION OF THE UTERINE MUSCLES.
Term
ANTIDIURETIC
Definition
(ADH) A HORMONE MADE BY THE HYPOTHALMUS;
A CHEMICAL THAT PREVENTS URINE PRODUCTION, URINE VOLUME DECREASES, BLOOD VOLUME INCREASES
ALSO CALLED VASOPRESSIN
Term
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
Definition
EXCESSIVE URINE OUTPUT CAUSED BY A HYPOSECRETION OF ANTI-DIURETIC HORMONE CAUSES CONTINUOUS THIRST-PEOPLE DRINK LOTS OF WATER
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