Glands
Hormones
diseases
symptoms
anatomy
100
Secretes cortisol
What is Adrenal Cortex
100
What is growth hormone reponsible for?
What is stimulates growth or bones and soft tissues released by the pituitary gland
100
Insulin resistance, leads to hyperglycemia
What is Diabetes Mellitus
100
exophthalmos is a symptom of:
What is Graves Disease
100
located behind the stomach, has islets of langerhans
What is pancreas
200
Secretes insulin
What is the pancreas
200
What is thyroxine?
What is secreted by the thyroid gland to maintain metabolism
200
Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood
What is Myxedema
200
hypothyroid in adulthood
What is myxedema
200
produces testosterone
What is testes
300
Secretes Estrogen
What is the ovary AND the adrenal cortex
300
Secreted by the Pituitary to stimulate the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine
What is Thyroid-stimulating hormone
300
excess production of cortisol from the adrenal cortex
What is cushing syndrome
300
deficient parathyroid hormone
What is hypoparathyroidism
300
located in the neck on either side of the trachea, secretes thyroxine
What is thyroid gland
400
Secretes Oxytocin
What is Pituitary gland - This hormone stimulates contractions of uterus for birth
400
Secreted by the Pituitary gland, stimulates ovulation
What is luteinizing hormone
400
Hypersecretion of growth hormone AFTER puberty
What is acromegaly
400
excessive secretion of adrenal gland androgens
What is adrenal virilism
400
located on top of the kidneys outer portion of the gland
What is adrenal cortex
500
Secretes prolactin
What is Pituitary Gland - this hormone stimulates milk production in women
500
Secreted by the parathyroid glands; increases blood calcium
What is parathorhome
500
cancer of the thyroid gland
What is thyroid carcinoma
500
overactivity of the thyroid gland
What is hyperthyroidism
500
located at the base of the brain in the sella turcica; called the hypophysis
What is pituitary gland
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