What's that hormone
Keeps calcium from getting too high
Calcitonin
produces thyroxin and caclitonin
Thyroid
excess growth hormone
Acromegaly
At the base of the brain
Pituitary gland
Exo
The hormone that causes contractions in pregnant women
Oxytocin
gland responsible for Acromegaly
pituitary
s/sx: Weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure
Addison's disease
Where is the Pancreas
Behind the stomach
-crine
to secrete
Mobilizes brain and body for action
Norepinephrine
Butterfly shaped
Thyroid gland
s/sx: consuming large amounts of food, but losing body fat and weight, goiter and exophthalmos
Hyperthyroidism
Anterior side of the larynx
Thyroid gland
aden/o
gland
regulates the female menstruation cycle
progesterone
reproductive glands
Gonads
Can be caused by taking glucocorticoids for disorders like rheumatoid arthritis
Cushing's disease
Under the sternum
Ante
before
prevents hypocalcema
parathormone
produces Androgens and Corticosteroids
Adrenal Cortex
Treatment: Vitamin D, calcium, parathormone
Tetany
Where are the Adrenal glands?
on top of the kidneys
Acro
Body extremity