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| regulates body activities through the use of chemical messengers called hormones |
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pituitary gland, hypophysis cerebri |
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| about size of pea, located at base of brain, stimulates function of other endocrine glands |
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anterior lobe; adenohypophysis |
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| produces following hormones |
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| regulates the growth of the body |
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adrenocorticotropic hormone
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| stimulates the adrenal cortex |
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thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) |
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| stimulates the thyroid gland |
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| affects the male and female reproductive system |
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follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) |
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| regulates development, growth, and function of the ovaries & testes |
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prolactin or lactogenic hormone
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| promotes development of glandular tissue during pregnancy and produces milk after birth of an infant |
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posterior lobe or neurohypopysis |
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| stores and releases the following hormones |
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antidiuretic hormone
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| stimulates the kidney to reabsorb water |
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| stimulates the uterine contractions during labor and postpartum |
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| located near the pituitary gland in the brain |
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| largest endocrine gland: in neck, secretes t3 and t4, body cell metabolism |
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| four small bodies directly behind thyroid gland. (PTH) hormone produced helps maintain calcium in blood |
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| clusters of endocrine tissue of pancreas, different cell types that secrete various hormones |
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adrenal glands; suprarenals |
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| paired glands located above each kidney. outer portion is cortex, inner is medulla |
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cortisol
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| secreted by cortex, aids body during stress by increasing glucose levels to provide energy |
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aldosterone
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| electrolytes that are necessary for normal body function are regulated by this hormone |
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epinephrine (adrenaline); norepinephrine |
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| secreted by renal medulla, help body deal with stress by increasing blood pressure, heart beat, respirations |
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| enlargement of the extremities |
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| abnormal condition of a gland |
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| enlargement of one or both or the adrenal glands |
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| excessive calcium (Ca) in the blood |
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| excessive sugar in the blood |
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| excessive potassium in the blood |
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| state of excessive pituitary gland activity |
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| state of excessive thyroid gland activity |
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| deficient level of calcium in the blood |
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| deficient level of sugar in the blood |
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| deficient level of potassium in the blood |
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| deficient level of sodium in the blood |
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| state of deficient pituitary gland activity |
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| state of dificient thyroid gland activity |
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| state of total dificient pituitary gland activity |
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| tumor of the parathyroid gland |
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| imflammation of the thyroid gland |
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| condition abnormal accumulation of acid products of metabolism |
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| chronic syndrome, deficiency of hormone secretion of the adrenal cortex |
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| condition caused by congenital absence of the tyroid gland resulting in hypothyroidism |
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| group of symptoms due to excessive production of cortisol |
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| result of decreased secretion of antidiuretic hormone by posterior lob of pituitary gland |
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| chronic disease involving disorder of carbohydrate metabolism |
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| condition over production of pituitary growth hormone |
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| enlargement of thyroid gland |
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| disorder of thyroid gland presence of hypothyroidism, goiter, exophthalmos |
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| condition from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, body has abnormal concentration of ketone bodies |
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| deficiency of thyroid hormone thyroxine |
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| tumor of the adrenal medulla |
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| spasms of nerves and muscles due to low amounts of calcium |
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| a condition cause by excessive thyroid hormones |
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| excision of adrenal gland |
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| excision of a parathyroid gland |
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| excision of the thyroid gland |
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| incision of the thyroid and parathyroid glands |
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| excision of the thyroid and parathyroid glands |
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radioactive iodine uptake test
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| a nuclear medicine scan that measures thyroid function |
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| a nuclear medicine test that shows the size, shape, and position of the thyroid gland |
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fasting blood sugar
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| a blood test to determine the amount of glucose in the blood after fasting for 8-10 hours |
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glycoslated hemoglobin
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| a blood test that measure the average blood sugar concentration over the life span of a RBC |
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thyroid-stimulating hormone level
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| a blood test that measures the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone in the blood |
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| a blood study that gives the direct measurement of the amount of thyroxine in the patient's blood |
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| excessive development of adrenal cortex |
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| disease of the adrenal gland |
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| physician studies and treats the endocrine system |
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| any disease of the endocrine system |
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| normal level of sugar in the blood |
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| resembling a normal functioning thyroid |
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| abnormal state of much thirst |
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| set of symptoms that occur together |
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| abnormal protrusion of the eyeball |
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| chemical substance secreted by an endocrine gland |
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| narrow strip of tissue connecting two large parts in the body |
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| sum total of all chemical processes that take place in a living organism |
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| radioactive iodine uptake |
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