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| what are steroids hormones manufactured from |
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| What are the most common steroids in the body |
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| cortisol, aldosterone, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone |
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| What hormone stimulates the uterine wall to contract more strongly |
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| what is a form of a positive feedback mechanism regarding hormone secretion |
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| what type of feedback is the most commonly used mechanism used to maintain homeostasis |
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| This hormone is key in regulating the metabolic rate and body temp |
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| TSH- Thyroid stimulating hormone |
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| What endocrine gland releases TSH |
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| it secretes substances through a duct |
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| what is a endocrine gland |
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| its a gland that secretes chemicals directly into the bloodstream |
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| what are the pancreatic islets that produce hormones called |
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| what type of cells secrete insulin |
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| what type of cells secrete glucagon |
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| this hormone inhibits the secretion of growth hormone |
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| this hormone is released by the anterior pituitary gland |
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| this is the material that is shunted from the stomach into the intestine |
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| How does muscle glycogen differ from liver glycogen |
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| muscle glycogen can not be reconverted into glucose, it must be used by the muscle |
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| when is administration of glucagon not effective |
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| chronic alcoholics and those with liver disease |
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| Where is the thyroid gland located |
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| just below the larynx joined together by the isthmus |
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