Endocrine Overview
Endocrine for Conditions
Endocrine Abbreviations
Those Crazy Conditions
Endocrine for Everyone
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This balancing act is the primary goal of the endocrine system
What is homeostasis?
100
Affecting the muscles and bones, deficiencies of this can create real-life giants and dwarfs
What is GH (growth hormone)?
100
Women would love to not deal with this cycle - period! Caused by FSH & LH
What is menstrual (promoted by follicle stimulating hormone & luteinizing hormone)?
100
Overproduction of TH might not cause you to RIP, but the condition sounds 6-feet under
What is Grave's Disease?
100
Lying over the throat, this gland stimulates metabolism, growth & NS activities, including SNS (fight/flight)
What is the thyroid gland?
200
These chemicals are the messages sent by endocrine glands to target organs
What are hormones?
200
Too much of this stress hormone aka hypercortisolism, causes Cushing's syndrome
What is cortisol?
200
Too much TSH, or thyroid stimulating hormone can over-metabolize every tissue in the body
What is hyperthyroidism?
200
Adrenals not producing enough cortisol (stress hormone) or aldosterone causes hypocortisolism, aka this disease
What is Addison's Disease?
200
This gland pans posterior to your stomach, producing insulin & glucagon to regulate sugar levels
What are pancreas?
300
This is the master hormone control & regulation center over the pituitary gland
What is the hypothalamus?
300
Meaning many cysts on this female reproductive organ, this syndrome causes irregular periods, acne, and excess hair growth.
What is poly-cystic ovary syndrome?
300
Underproduction of TH can result in the polar opposite of hyperthyroidism
What is hypothyroidism?
300
When you have hypothyroidism, you may be labeled this Japanese disease
What is Hashimoto's disease?
300
Thank this "T" gland for these T-cell producers and immune responders
What is the thymus gland?
400
Divided into anterior and posterior, this "master gland" controls most of a person's hormones
What is the pituitary gland?
400
Hormonal condition resulting in brittle bones, typically in older people
What is osteoporosis?
400
This hormone assists in contractions during labor and lactation when breastfeeding, but is AKA the "love" hormone
What is OXT (oxytocin)?
400
When the islets of this gland don't produce enough insulin to control sugar, this condition may be the cause
What is diabetes?
400
The parathyroid gland regulates this critical bone nutrient within body
What is calcium?
500
More posterior than anterior, this tiny gland secretes sleepy substances to help souls slumber
What is the pineal gland?
500
ACTH, or adreno-cortico-tropic hormone stimulates these glands to produce and release cortisol; don't stress
What are adrenal [glands]
500
Produced by hypothalamus and sent to the kidneys to repel the need to "reduce fluid volume"
What is ADH (antidiuretic hormone)?
500
It's opposite day when high TSH levels inversely cause this to the thyroid, while low TSH cause this
What is
-high TSH = hypothyroidism
-low TSH = hyperthyroidism
500
AKA the "beanie on the kidneys," this gland regulates stress response, adrenaline & electrolyte levels
What are adrenal glands?