Abbreviations
Disorders
Endocrine Glands
Cells in Glands
Target Organs
100
TSH
What is Thyroid-stimulating Hormone
100
Severe hypothyroidism in infants
What is Cretinism
100
located in the Sphenoid Bone
What is the Pituitary Gland
100
Stimulated when blood glucose levels are high
What are alpha cells
100
Secretin- stmulates release of bicarbonate-rich juice
What is the panreas or liver
200
ADH
What is Antidiuretic Hormone
200
Abnormal antibodies directed against thyroid follicle cells
What is Grae's Disease
200
Located on the Thyroid Gland
What is the Parathyroid Glands
200
secrete high levels of a powerful antioxidant and amine hormone that makes us drowsy at night
What are pinealocytes
200
Inestinal Gastrin
What is the Stomach
300
T3
What is Triiodothyronine
300
Glucocoriticoid excess
What is Cushing's Syndrome
300
largest pure endocrine cell in the body
What is the Thyroid Gland
300
release seveal peptide hormones and help regulate a number of digestive functions
What are enteroendocrine cells
300
Leptin-Suppresses the appetite
What is the Brain
400
GnRH
What is Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone
400
Hypersecretions of catecholamines
What is Hyperglycemia
400
Contain calcium salts
What is the Pineal Gland
400
release leptin to tell your body how much stored energy(as fat) you have
What are adipose cells
400
Cholecystokinin-stimulates expuslion of bile
What is the Galbladder
500
PIH
What is Prolactin-inhibiting Hormone
500
excessive insulin secretion
What is Hyperinsulinism
500
often referred to as Suprarenal Glands
What is the Adrenal Glands
500
Produce Calcitonin
What is Parafollicular Cells or C Cells
500
Mineralocorticoids
What are the Kidneys
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