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Pituitary Gland
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| Refered to as the master gland because it produces hormones that stimulate the function of other endocrine organs; the size of a pea in the brain; is divided into two lobes. |
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Anterior lobe
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| produces and secretes hormones |
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| regulates the growth of the body |
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| Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ATCH) |
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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 male and female reproductive systems |
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| follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), lutenizing hormone (LH) |
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| regulate development, growth, and function of the ovaries and testes |
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| prolactin or latogenic hormone (PRL) |
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| promotes the development of glandular tissue during pregnancy and produces milk after birth of an infant |
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Posterior Lobes
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| stores and releases antidiuretic hormone and oxycotin |
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| Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
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| stimulates the kidney to reabsorbe water |
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| stimulates the urinary contractions during labor and postpartum |
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| secretes "releasing" hormone that stimulates the release of pituitarygland hormones |
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| largest endocrine system that secretes the hormone triiodothyronine and thyroxine |
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| hormone necessary for cell metablosim |
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| 4 small bodies that lay behind the thyroid; produces parathormone which helps maintain the the level of calcium in the blood |
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| clusters of endocrine tissue that secrete various hormones, including insulin and glucagon |
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Adrenal glands
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| paired glands located above each kidney; outer portion is called adrenal cortex and the inner portion is called adrenal medulla |
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| secreted by the adrenal cortex and aids the body during stress |
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| secreted by the adrenal cortex which regulates mineral salts that are necessary for normal body function |
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Epinephrine (adrenaline)
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| secreted by the adrenal medulla and help the body to deal with stress by increasing BP, heartbeat, and R |
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| enlargement of the extremities |
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| abnormal condition of a gland |
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| inflammation of the adrenal gland |
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| enlargement (of one or both) of the adrenal glands |
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| excessive calcium 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 calcium in the blood |
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| deficient sugar in the blood |
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| deficient potassium in the blood |
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| deficient sodium in the blood |
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| state of deficient pituitary gland activity |
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| state of deficient thyroid gland activity |
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| state of total deficient pituitary gland activity |
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| tumor of a parathyroid gland |
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| inflammation of the thyroid |
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| condition caused by an abnormal accumulation of acid products of metabolism seen in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus |
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| chronic syndrome resulting form a deficiency in the hromonal secretion of the adrenal cortex |
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| condition caused by congenital absence or atrophy (wasting away) of the thyroid gland, resulting in hypothyroidism |
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| group of symptoms attributed to the excessive production of cotisol by the adrenal cortices (pl. of cortex) |
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| result of decreased scretion of antidiuretic hormone by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland |
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| chronic disease involving a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by underactivity of the islets of Langerhans and characterized by hyperglycemia |
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| condition brought about by overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland befor puberty |
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| enlargment of the thyroid gland |
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| a disorder of the tyroid gland characterized by the presence of hyperthyroidism, goiter, and exophthalmos |
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| condition of resulting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, in which the body has an abnormal concetration of ketone bodies |
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| condition resulting from a deficiency of the thyroid hormone |
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| tumor of the adrenal medulla characterized by high BP, headaches, palpitations, diaphoresis, chest pain, and abdominal pain |
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| condition affecting nerves causing muscle spasms as a result of low calcium in the blood |
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| a condition caused by excessive thyroid hormones |
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| excision of (one or both) adrenal glands |
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| excision of (one or more) parathyroid glands |
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| excision of the thyroid gland |
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| incision of the thyroid gland |
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| excision of the thyroid and parathyroid glands |
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| radioactive iodine uptake (RAUI) |
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| nuclear medicine scan that measures thyroid function |
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| nuclear medicine test that shows the size, shape, and function of the thyroid gland |
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| fasting blood sugar (FBS) |
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| a blood test performed after a patient has fasted for 8 to 10 hours to determine the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood |
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| glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) |
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| a blood test that measures the average blood sugar concentration over the life of a RBC |
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| thyroid-stiulating 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 patients blood |
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| excessive development of the adrenal cortex |
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| disease of the adrenal gland |
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| physician who studies and treats diseases of the endocrine system |
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| the study of 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 thyroid gland |
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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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| a chemical substance secreted by an endocrine gland that is carried in the blood to the target tissue |
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| narrow strip of tissue connecting 2 large parts on the body |
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