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Hormone schmormone
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100
a condition in which the patient displays jitteriness, shaking, a rapid heart beat, bulging eyes, weight loss, more frequent bowel movements, and feeling exhausted. the patient has elevated level of Free T4 (thyroxine) and low level of TSH in the blood.
What is hyperthyroidism?
100
this hormone enhances movement of glucose through adipose and muscle cell membranes, decreasing blood glucose concentration.
What is insulin?
100
this gland secretes a hormone responsible for increasing your blood calcium levels.
What is the parathyroid gland?
100
has the opposite effect of Insulin...
What is glucagon?
100
this gland is located directly inferior to the hypothalamus.
What is the anterior and/or posterior pituitary?
200
a condition in which patient has fatigue, muscle weakness, painful joints, altered mental functions, depression, weight loss, and bone weakening. patient has overstimulated osteoclasts.
What is hyperparathyroidism?
200
this hormone regulates circadian rhythms (sleep-wake cycles).
What is melatonin?
200
this gland produces a hormone that stimulates milk production.
What is the anterior pituitary gland?
200
T4...
What is thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) (or thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH))?
200
in the endocrine system, these chemical messengers are secreted into the bloodstream.
What are hormones?
300
condition in which patient displays weight gain, high blood pressure, exaggerated facial roundness, and bone loss. patient started to notice symptoms after implementing aggressive treatment for asthma. symptoms decreased after reducing dose of asthma medication.
What is cushing's disease?
300
this hormone stimulates the production of thyroid-stimulating hormone.
What is TRH (thyrotropin-releasing hormone)?
300
this gland is located on top of your kidneys. it is the deep tot he outer layer of the same gland
What is the adrenal medulla?
300
Prolactin...
What is prolactin release-inhibiting hormone (and prolactin-releasing factor)?
300
DAILY DOUBLE! What is the condition in which patietns have elevated serum TSH, and they produce autoantibodies that attack thyroid cells?
What is Hashimoto's disease?
400
results from the hypersecretion of growth hormone in adults.
What is Acromegaly?
400
its secretion is regulated by CRH from the hypothalamus and ACTH from the anterior pituitary gland.
What is cortisol?
400
this gland produces a hormone that acts by increasing the rate as which Ca2+ and PO43- ions are deposited in bones
What is the thyroid gland?
400
secretion of these are inhibited by Cortisol...
What is corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) (or Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH))?
400
these cross lipid membranes and directly combine with receptors in a cell's nucleus.
What are steroid hormones?
500
a treatable, chronic condition in which sugar in the blood is not delivered to cells of the body, making metabolism impossible. results in symptoms such as polydipsia, polyuria, extreme hunger, weight loss, very slow healing of wounds, dry and itchy skin, and blurred vision.
What is Type I Diabetes Milletus?
500
the name for the hormones produces by the thymus gland, which promote development of certain lymphocytes and have an important in role in immunity
What are thymosins?
500
"Islets" are cells that secrete hormones in this gland.
What is the pancreas?
500
secretion of this is inhibited by increase in blood calcium level.
What is PTH (parathyroid hormone)?
500
cells of the endocrine system are composed of these types of cells that are designed to secrete hormones.
What is Glandular epithelium?
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