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| salts which carry electrical charge |
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| hormone from alpha cells of pancreas, increase blood glucose by liver making glucose from glycogen |
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| simple sugar, comes from carbohydrate digestion |
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| internal state of equilibrium |
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| produced by endocrine glands & carried throughout body |
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| increased blood glucose, associated w/diabetes mellitus |
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| hormone from pancreatic beta cells, decrease blood glucose by liver to store forming glycogen |
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| imitation of a certain effect |
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| mimics sympathetic nervous system |
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| structure, organ or tissue in which something is directed |
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| something opposing the action of another |
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| obesity which causes the onset of pathologic condition |
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| a drug that reduces urine production by kidneys |
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| adrenal glands (adrenomegaly) |
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| adrenal glands (adrenalectomy) |
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| same, alike (homeostasis) |
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| parathyroid glands (parathyroidectomy) |
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| thyroid gland (thyromegaly) |
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| thryoid gland (hyperthyroid)) |
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| forming, producing, origin (androgen) |
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| excessive (hyperglycemia) |
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| chronic metabolic disorder w/enlargements of bone & face |
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| abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine |
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| hormone secreted by alpha cells of pancreas |
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| Multisystem autoimmune disorder |
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| increased calcium in blood |
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| excessive potassium in blood |
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| abnormal increase in plasma |
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| tumor of islets of Langerhans of pancreas |
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| abnormal increase in fat cell proportion |
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| having male characteristics |
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| test measuring blood glucose after 12 hr. fast |
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| test that measures blood glucose after administering standard dose of glucose |
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| test to determine increase or decrease in thyroid function |
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| treat hyperthyroidism by impeding T3 & T4 |
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| replace hormones lost in adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease) |
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| growth hormone replacement |
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| increased skeletal growth in children & GH deficiencies in adults |
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| test for insulin levels in serum, administer insulin then measure blood levels at various intervals |
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| measures levels of TSH, T3 & T4 |
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