Term
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Definition
A. Anterior Pituitary Gland
B. targets most body tissues such as bone and muscle
C. stimulates Growth |
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Term
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Definition
A. Anterior Pituitary Gland
B. Mammary glands in females
C. stimulates milk production |
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Term
| Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) |
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Definition
A. Anterior Pituitary Gland
B. Cortex of adrenal gland
C. increases the secretion of glucocorticoids |
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Term
Thyroid-stimulating Hormone (TSH)
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Definition
A. Anterior Pituitary Gland
B. Thyroid Gland
C. increases thyroxine production |
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Term
| Follicle-stimulating hormone |
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Definition
A. Anterior Pituitary Gland
B. ovarian follicles of females, seminiferous tubules of males
C. Stimulates follicle growth and estrogen secretion of females, spermatogenesis in males |
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Term
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Definition
A. Anterior Pituitary Gland
B. ovaries in females or interstitial cells of testes in males
C. promotes ovulation and preogesterone secretion in females and promotes testosterone secretion in males |
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Term
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Definition
A. Posterior Pituitary Gland
B. kidneys
C. decreases water loss to urine |
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Term
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Definition
A. Posterior Pituitary Gland
B. uterus and mammary glands
C. increases uterine contractions during menstruation and child birth and stimulates milk ejection |
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Term
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Definition
A. Thyroid Gland
B. most body cells
C. regulates metabolic rate |
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Term
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Definition
A. Thyroid Gland
B. osteocytes
C. inhibits bone breakdown by osteoclasts when blood calcium levels are high |
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Term
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Definition
A. parathyroid gland
B. bone, kidney, digestive tract
C. increases calcium in blood stream |
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Term
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Definition
A. adrenal glands
B. most body tissues
C. increases blood glucose, inhibits inflammation and immune response |
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Term
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Definition
A. Adrenal Glands
B. Kidneys
C. increases water retention in body by regulating sodium and potassium levels
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Term
| Epinepherine Norepinepherine |
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Definition
A. Medulla
B. blood vessels, heart, liver, and adipose tissues
C. increases bodys ability to cope with stress |
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Term
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Definition
A. Pancreas
B. liver
C. increases the breakdown of glycogen to increase blood glucose levels |
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Term
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Definition
A. Pancreas
B. most body cells
C. decreases blood glucose levels by increasing the uptakes of glucose by blody cells and the storage of glucose as glycogen |
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Term
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Definition
A. Ovaries
B. most body cells
C. maturation and maintenance of female reproductive organs secondary sex characteristics menstrual cycle |
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Term
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Definition
A. Ovaries
B. uterus and mammary glands
C. prepares uterus for pregnancy, development of mammary glands, and menstrual cycle |
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Term
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Definition
A. Testes
B. most body cells
C. maturation and maintenance of male reproductive organs and secondary sex characterstics |
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Term
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Definition
A. Thymus Gland
B. lymphatic system cells
C. stimulates the production of white blood cells |
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Term
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Definition
A. Pineal Gland
B. hypothalamus
C. initiates the onset of puberty and regulates rhythmic cycles such as sleep and alertness |
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Term
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Definition
A. Heart
B. cardiovascular system
C. decreases blood pressure opposes actions of angiotensin ll |
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Term
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Definition
A. kidneys
B. digestive system and blood
C. stimulates Ca and phosphate ion absorption along digestive tract |
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Term
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Definition
A. kidneys
B. bone marrow and red blood cells
C. stimulates red blood cell production by bone marrow
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Term
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Definition
A. kidneys
B. blood plasma lymph and interstitial fluid
C. helps regulate NaCl and H2O loss from kidneys stimulates thirst/elevates blood pressure |
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Term
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Definition
A. adipose tissue
B. all cells
C. feedback control for appetites supression
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Term
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Definition
A. adipose tissue
B. all cells
C. reduces insulin sensitivity |
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Term
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Definition
A. Medulla
B. blood vessels, heart, liver, and adipose tissues
C. increases bodys ability to cope with stress |
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