Disorders
A chronic condition that affects how your body turns food into energy
Diabetes
Hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels
Insulin
Two glands that sits atop your kidneys
adrenal glands
The average yearly pay
$210k-$370k
Undergrad degree; given after completing a course for 4 years
Bachelors degree
A disorder caused by an insufficient thyroid
hypothyroidism
A hormone that makes you feel pleasure and satisfaction
Dopamine
Responsible for producing and releasing insulin
pancreas
Meaning of "endo"
internal
What does MD stand for
medical doctor/doctor of medicine
A disorder caused by an overactive thyroid
hyperthyroidism
A hormone that causes your "fight or flight" response
Adrenaline/epinephrine
Makes, stores, and releases hormones; below the hypothalamus
Pituitary glands
Meaning of "exo"
external
Bachelors degree needed to become an endocrinologist
biology/chemistry/premed
A disorder caused by an insufficient adrenal glands
addisons disease/adrenal insufficiency
A hormone that controls your mood; works with melatonin as your inner clock
Serotonin
Responsible for metabolic rate
thyroid gland
Where the hormones secreted from the endocrine glands get released to
blood stream
How many years does it take to become a doctor
11-12 years
A disorder that is caused when your adrenal glands makes too much cortisol
crushings disease
A hormone that is released to increase contractions during labor and to get the body to produce milk; the love hormone
Oxytocin
A gland that secretes Serotonin and Melatonin; the internal clock
pineal gland
Where the exocrine secretions go
outside the body
What residency program do you need to go through before getting a fellowship in endocrinology
internal medicine