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| Communication and control system with ductless glands |
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| Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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| Stimulates secretion of thyroid hormones |
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| Causes a decrease in the blood calcium concentration |
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| Follice-stimulating hormone |
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| Stimulates maturation of the ovarian follicles and secretion of estrogens |
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| Causes an increase in blood calcium concentration |
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| What is located in the mediastinum? |
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| Stimulates breast development during pregnancy and milk secretion after pregnancy |
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| Sphenoid bone section called sella turcica |
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| The pituitary gland lies deep in the cranial cavity in a small depresion of the.... |
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| Growth hormone speeds up the movement of digested proteins out of the blood and into the cells, and this accelerates the cells' |
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| This accelerates the reabsorption of water from urine in kidney tubules back into the blood |
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| A condition in which large volumes of urine are formed. |
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| Where is the adrenal glands located? |
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| Nerve cells become overactive |
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| What can happen to someone with too little blood calcium |
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| The main mineralocorticoids |
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| A process that converts amino acids or fatty acids to glucose, done by liver cells |
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| Because they are anti-inflammatory and cause blood vessels to constrict |
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| Why do glucocorticoids have harmful side effects? |
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| It can cause decreased immunity and decreased allergic responses |
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| What does atrophy of the thymus do? |
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| The result of hyposecretion or adrenal cortex hormones |
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| The result of overly high amounts od andreanl cortex, which causes a great deal of fat distribution |
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| This secretes the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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| Alpha cells release (1) while beta cells release (2) |
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| Condition in which less glucose leaves the blood to enter the cells so blood glucose increases dramatically |
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| Condition in which some decrease of insulin and abnormality of the insulin receptors prevents the normal effects of insulin on target cells and raises blood glucose levels |
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| Condition in which too much glucose in the urine |
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| The production of ketone bodies causes ... |
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| Near the third ventricle of the brain |
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| Where is the pineal gland located? |
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| This is the vital immunity hormone |
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| Regulates how hungry or full we are; produced by the gastrointestinal system |
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| Follicle-stimulating hormone |
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| Stimulates sperm production in the male |
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| Stimulates intersitital cells of the testes to secrete testosterone |
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| Kidney's ability to conserve glucose is exceeded |
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| What can happen with increased blood glucose level? |
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| Provides nutrients for microorganisms and increased susceptibility to infection |
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| What happens when there's more glucose in the interstitial fluid? |
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| Cardiovascular disorders and gallstones |
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| What can increased blood lipid levels result in? |
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| Net water loss from body. Thirst (Polydipsia) |
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| What happens when water follows glucose into urine by osmosis? |
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| Ths secretes progesterone and estrogen |
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