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Secreted by the neurohyphosis
oxytocin or ADH
The life span of a RBC
120 days
Vitamin K
Excess of this component of the blood cell makes you turn yellow.
Bilirubin
Signs of hyperthyroid
hyperactivity, hyperthermia, tachycardia, weight loss
Goiter
Enlargement of the thyoid gland
What stimulates the release of erythropoietin
Low blood oxygen level
What foods are rich in Vitamin K and help the body to clot effectively?
Spinach or dark green leafy,
What do calcitonin and parathyroid hormone do?
Regulate plasma levels of calcium
What do T3, T4 and calcitonin have in common?
All secreted from the thyroid
What happens when the plasma level of calcium is low?
Parathyroid secretes PTH
Cortisol is secreted by the adrenal glad suppresses further secretion of ACTH by the anterior pituitary. What is this loop called?
Negative feed back loop
Someone who has a low level of iodine may have this disorder.
Goiter
What does oxytocin do
platelets
What stimulates release of mature ova or sperm
FSH
How do hormones travel in the body?
`Carried through the body in the blood. Affect only target organs/cells
Polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia could mean what?
Symptoms of DM
What does aldosterone do?
Helps kidneys reabsorb water and sodium
What occurs due to excessive hemolysis
Name 3 steroids
glucorticoids, mineralcorticoids, and androgens
When catecholamines are released, what happens to the blood glucose level?
increases
What hormone lowers the blood sugar?
insulin
Bones, moans, stones, groans
Osteoclastic activity in bone, increased calcium in blood resulting in calcium in urine which can cause renal calculi
This gland secretes melatonin
Pineal gland