Glands
Glands
Structures that produce and secrete chemical substances called hormones.
Hormone replacement therapy
use of hormone drugs to replace missing hormones, due to genetic defects of glands, surgical removal of glands or production of poor quality hormones
Addison's Disease is caused by
Autoimmune dysfunction, cancer or damage to adrenal glands
Produces melatonin, regulates biological clock and helps the onset of puberty
Pineal gland
Types of diabetes
Type 1- insulin dependent
Type 2- non-insulin dependent
Diabetes mellitus
Pineal gland location
produces melatonin, regulates biological clock and helps the onset of puberty
Hormone replacement used to treat inflammatory diseases, cancers and kidney disease.
Prednisone
Treatment includes medication to lower growth hormone
Acromegaly
Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
Produces LH, PRL, FSH, TSH, ACTH & MSH
Muscle spasms, convulsions and gradual paralysis caused by too little parathyroid hormone being produced
Known as the "Master gland"
Pituitary gland
Synthroid
Used to treat hypothyroidism. Stimulates metabolism.
Detected using scans of adrenal and pituitary glands to look for tumors
Crushing Syndrome
Hypothalamus
produces ADH and Oxytocin
Humalog
Rapid-acting insulin
Thyroid Gland
Sits below the the larynx, has two lobes
Trulicity
Used to treat type 2 diabetes. Stimulates insulin production, lower glucose and weight loss
Most common type of hyperthyroidism in the US
Graves Disease
Decreases inflammation
Cortisol
Works to reverse change
Negative- feedback loop
Adrenal medulla
second portion of adrenal gland
Sources of hormone drugs
Hogs, cattle, sheep, horses
Diabetes Mellitus
Produced in both male and female reproductive systems
Luteinizing hormone
Causes increase of glucose and fatty acid concentration in the blood leading to weight loss
General Stress Syndrome