Growth and Metabolism
A hormone stimulated during puberty.
What is human growth hormone (hGH)?
The site of short-term stressed hormone production.
What is the adrenal medulla?
A hormone that encourages breakdown of proteins into glucose sugar.
What is cortisol?
Insulin is secreted by this type of cell.
What are beta cells?
A hormone that can be destroyed by the placenta during pregnancy.
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
The gland which produces calcitonin.
What is the thyroid gland?
A hormone(s) secreted during fight or flight?
What is epinephrine (adrenaline)/norepinephrine (noradrenaline)?
Promotes sodium reabsorption in the kidneys.
What is aldosterone?
Raises blood glucose levels.
What is glucagon?
The part of the brain that releases antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
What is the posterior pituitary gland?
A condition caused by a hypersecretion of hGH during adulthood?
What is Acromegaly?
The division of the nervous system triggered during short term stress.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Symptoms include low blood sugar, weakness, and weight loss.
What is Addison's disease?
The relationship between insulin and glucagon?
What are antagonistic hormones?
A chronic disease caused by hyposecretion of ADH resulting in large amounts of dilute urine.
What is diabetes insipidus?
A hormone that raises blood Ca2+ levels.
What is parathyroid hormone (PTH)?
Short-term stress hormone(s) have this effect on the pupils and bronchioles?
What is to dilate?
Causes the release of long-term stress hormones.
An autoimmune disease that destroys insulin producing cells.
What is type 1 diabetes?
Specific structure that antidiuretic hormone effects.
A sympotom that results in the hypersecretion of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
What is a goiter?
What is the adrenal gland (adrenal medulla)?
The type of hormone produced by the adrenal glands which helps regulate the balance of minerals, like sodium and potassium, inside the body.
What is mineralocorticoid?
The stimulus for the secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
What is low blood pressure or dehydration?