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Hormones or functions of glands
Glands
Functions of Glands
diseases or disorders
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addison disease is adefciency of hormones from the _______ gland
What is adrenal
100
promotes growth of breast tissue or produces milk
What is prolactin
100
which hormone stimulates the development of an egg in the ovary
What is FSH
100
Pancreas,k islets of Langerhans
What is Diabetes mellitus
200
an elevated blood glucose level is known as
What is hyperglycemia
200
the are two ______ ____________ located above the kidneys
What is adrenal glands.
200
the organ to react to the hormone.
What is target organ
200
Underactive GH of the anterior pituitary gland
What is dwarfism
200
Underactive thyroid in children
What is Cretinism
300
the blood test is done to assess the amount of T3, T4 and clacitonin
What is TFT
300
PTH or parathormone regulate the amount of circulating calcium and phosphorus in the
What is blood and tissue fluid
300
responsible for the contractions of the uterus during labor and after childbirth
What is ADH and ocytocin
300
overactive GH of the anterior pituitary gland in adults
What is Acromegaly
300
Underactive parathyroid gland
What is Tetany
400
which gland atrophies as the person ages
What is thymus
400
as a person ages, this secretion decreases and the gland changes to
What is fat and connective tissue(atrophies).
400
thyroid gland needs iodine to produce the
What is thyroid hormone.
400
the parathyroid gland is responsible for regulating
What is circulating calcium
400
Overactive pineal gland
What is SAD
500
Prostaglandins are not proteins or steriod hormone, they are
What is local hormones, produced by cells all over the body and chemical mediators. see pg 364-365 under body cells
500
the thymus gland is both an endocrine gland and
What is lymphatic organ
500
pituitary glan d or hypophysis is a small gland about the size of a pea held in the
What is sella turcica.
500
which gland is both an exocrine and an endocrine gland
What is pancreas
500
Overactive GH of the anterior pituitary gland in children
What is gigantism