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| made up of glands that release their products into the bloodstream. |
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| are chemicals that travel through the boodstream and affect the activities of other cells. |
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| cells that have receptors for a particular hormone |
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| is an organ that produces and releases a substance. |
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| release their secretions through tubelike structures called ducts. |
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| release their hormones directly into the bloodstream. |
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| secretes nine hormones that directly regulate many body funcions and controls the actions of several other glands. |
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produces thyroxine, which is made up of the amino acid tyrosine and the mineral iodine. |
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| controls the secretions of the pituitary gland. |
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| made up of axons belonging to cells called neuroseretory cells. |
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| maintains homeostatic activities. |
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| secretes parathyroid hormone, which is important for promoting proper nerve and muscle function and bone structure. |
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| a bean-sized structure that dagles on a slender stalk of tissue at the base of the skull |
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| controls the secretions of the pituitary gland. |
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| influenced by the level of hormones in the blood and by the sensory information collected by the central nervous system. |
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| Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) |
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| stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb water from collecting tubules. |
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| stimulates the contractions of uterus during childbirth; releases milk in nursing mothers. |
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| Follicle-stimulating Hormone (FSH) |
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| stimulates the production of eggs and sperm. |
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| stimulates ovaries and testes; prepares uterus for implantation of fertilized egg. |
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Thyroid-stimulating Hormone (TSH) |
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| stimulates the synthesis & release of thyroxine fromthe thyroid gland. |
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| Adreno-corticotropic Hormone (ACTH) |
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| stimulates release of some hormones from the adrenal cortex. |
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| stimulates protein synthesis and growth in cells. |
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| stimulates milk production in nursing mothers. |
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| Melanocyte-stimulating Hormone (MSH) |
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| stimulates the melanocytes of the skin, incresing their production of the skin pigment melanin. |
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| regulates the body's metabolism and produces thyroxine. |
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the hormone that decreases the level of calcium in the blood. |
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| results in nervousness, elevated body temperature, increased heart and metabolic rates, increased blood pressure and weight loss. |
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| a condition in which the skeletal system nor the nervous systemdevelops properly. Two effect of *answer* are dwarfism and severe mental retardation. |
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| maintain hemeostasis in blood calcium levels. |
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| Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) |
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| regulates the calcium levels in the blood by increasing the reabsoprion of calcium in the kidneys and by increasing the uptake of calcium from the digestive system. |
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| help the body prepare for and deal with stress. Releases Adrenaline, epinephrine and norepinephrine. |
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| the outer part of the adrenal gland. Secretes corticosteroids, adolsterone and cortisol. |
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| regulates the reabsorption of sodium ions and the excretion of potassium ions by the kidneys. |
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| helps control the rate of metabolism of carbohydrates. |
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| regulated by the sympatheticnervous system. Releases epinephrine and norepinephine. |
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| it is an exocrine gland, but included in the endocrine system. |
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| released from the pancreas whoich helps to keep the level of glucose in the blood stable. |
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| cells that release glucagon into blood. |
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| cells that release insulin into the blood. |
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| a condition which ocurs when the pncreas produces too little insulin. |
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| serves in the production of gametes and secetion of sex hormones. |
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