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Pituitary Gland
Adrenal Glands
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This hormone is responsible for uterine contractions.

What is oxytocin?

100
Name the two parts of the adrenal glands.
What are the adrenal cortex (outer layer) and adrenal medulla (inner layer)?
100
The two parts of the pancreas.
What are endocrine and exocrine?
100
The endocrine gland that produces T3 and T4.
What is the thyroid?
100
A condition of newly lactating mothers.
What is eclampsia or milk fever?
200
Where the posterior pituitary glands hormones come from.
What is the hypothalamus?
200
These adrenal medulla hormones target the organs of the sympathetic nervous system.
What are epinephrine and norepinephrine?
200
This hormone is secreted when hyperglycemia is present.
What is insulin?
200
Secretin and Cholecystokinin are made here.
What is the small intestine?
200
A disease primarily seen in older cats. Symptoms include weight loss and a ravenous appetite.
What is hyperthyroidism?
300
Polyuria happens when this hormone is blocked.
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
300
Small amounts of these hormones are produced in both males and females.
What are estrogen and testosterone?
300
Glucagon.
What is pulls glucose out of the liver to combat hypoglycemia?
300
Melatonin is made here.
What is the pineal gland?
300
A lack of this hormone produced by the kidneys, causes anemia.
What is erythropoietin?
400
Name the hormones of the anterior pituitary gland.
What are GH, MSH, LH, FSH, TSH, prolactin, ACTH?
400
Aldosterone, a mineralocortocoid, controls the excretion or absorption of these.
What are electrolytes? (Na+, H+, K+)
400
A condition that can be caused by either too much insulin production or not enough nutrient intake.
What is hypoglycemia?
400
This thyroid hormone is secreted when there is an excess of Ca++ in the blood (hypercalcemia).
What is calcitonin?
400
This condition is seen primarily in older, obese dogs.
What is hypothyroidism?
500
A blood test using ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) can be used to diagnose these diseases.
What are hyperadrenocorticism and hypoadrenocorticism?
500
Glucocorticoids cause the following physiological changes.
What are stabilize blood pressure and hyperglycemia?
500
A condition resulting from lack of insulin production.
What is diabetes mellitus?
500
Parathyroid hormone.
What is pulls Ca++ out of the bone to circulation to treat/prevent hypocalcemia?
500
The other names for hyperadrenocorticism and hypoadrenocorticism.
What are Cushings and Addisons respectively?