Glands
a gland shaped like a butterfly
Thyroid gland
a hormone that helps you sleep at night
melatonin
GH
growth hormone
disorder of the pancreas
diabetes
A patient has extremely high blood sugar but also very high insulin levels. What type of diabetes do they have?
Type 2 because they are able to produce insulin, but the body can not use it to lower blood sugar.
a gland that functions with the digestive system and the endocrine system
pancreas
a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland to signal the thyroid gland
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
prolactin
breast milk production
overactive thyroid gland
hyperthyroidism
What two hormones are involved with water absorption in the body?
ADH and aldosterone
A gland that helps the immune system
thymus gland
The adrenal medulla secretes these two fight-or-flight hormones.
norepinephrine and epinephrine
thymosin
white blood cell production
Gigantism
A patient has high PTH. Predict two disorders they may display?
kidney stones and brittle bones
a gland that is under the hypothalamus
pituitary gland
Produced by the thyroid, these hormones helps regulate metabolic rate
Triiodothyronine and Thyroxine and (T3 &T4)
Aldosterone
maintain blood pressure (salt and water balance)
a disorder that causes low testosterone levels in men and low estrogen & progesterone in women
hypogonadism
A patient has high TSH but low T3/T4 levels. What disorder causes this?
hypothyroidism
a gland that makes hormones to oppose calcitonin
This anterior pituitary hormone stimulates the gonads to produce gametes
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
adrenocorticotropic hormone
stimulates the adrenal gland to produce hormones
low blood calcium causes involuntary muscle movement
tetany
A patient has low cortisol AND low ACTH levels. Which gland is not working?
pituitary gland