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| Ductless, secrete hormones directly into bloodstream |
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| W/ducts, secrete into ducts that open to specific areas |
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| Mapping of energy centers to ANS and Endocrine system |
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Neurotransmitter found in bloodstream
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time required for half of hormone to be eliminated from bloodstream
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Cell with 1 or more receptors for particular hormone
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Excess production of hormones
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Insufficient or lack of hormones
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Produced by endocrine glands, affect other endocrine glands
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Link in body/mind and nerve/endocrine function, controller of pituitary gland
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| Small gland situated beneath the hypothalamus & the brain |
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| ANTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY |
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| Produces growth hormone TSH, ACTH, Follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, prolactin, melanocyte stimulating hormone |
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Growth hormone, TSH, ACTH, Follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, prolactin, melanocyte stimulating hormone
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| Controls growth of bone and soft tissue |
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| THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) |
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| stimulates thyroid gland, produces thyroid hormone & regulates metabolism |
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| ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH) |
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| stimulates growth & development of adrenal cortex, produces steroid hormone (cortisol) |
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FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH)
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Females, stimulates growth and maturation of ovarian follicles & estrogen. Men, sperm production
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Women, causes ovulation, stim progestrone. Men, stim prod of testosterone
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Plays part in breast development, initiates milk production, role in immune function
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MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONE
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Acts on pigment cells in skin & adrenal glands
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POSTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY
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NOT considered true endocrine gland b/c it does not synthesize hormones
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Stimulates smooth miscle contraction (uterus), stim milk letdown, bonding hormone
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ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (VASOPRESSIN)
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Strim kidneys to remove water from urine & release into bloodstream
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Butterfly shaped, regulates metabolism
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Thin hair, bulging eyes, heart failure, weight loss, sweaty palms, warm skin
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Loss of hair, swelling around eyes, puffy face, constipation
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4 round, pea-sized bodies, on the posterior surface of the thyroid lobes
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Long, slender gland behind stomach, exocrine and endocrine gland
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In the pancreas, produce the hormones Insulin and Glucagone
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Hormone; released by pancreas when levels of blood, sugar, amino acids and fatty acids rise
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Hormone, secreted by islets of Langerhans that increase blood glucose. The opposite of inculin
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2 glands that sit atop the kidneys, (kidney hats)
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secretes 2 catecholamine (epinephrine & norepinephrine)
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secretes 3 major hormones; Cortisol, Aldosterone & Gonaducorticoids
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mineral corticoid, causes kidneys to reabsorb more sodium and water and excrete more potassium and hydrogen
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Sex hormone, similar to those produced by the ovaries & testes, but produced by the adrenal glands
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Male gonads responsible for the production of androgens
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Female gonads responsible for the prod of the primary sex hormones, and relaxin near the end of pregnancy
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Connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall, is an endocrine gland
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| Tiny gland located inside diencephalons, secrete melatonin, light sensitive |
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Gland located deep to the sternum, identified as the “Master” gland of the immune system
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Work like morphine, synthesized in brain, primarily in the anterior lobe of pituitary
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Produced by kidneys, stimulates production of red blood cells in bone marrow
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Unlike most that travel. These types work in the vicinity of or on the exact organs where they are found
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Local hormones, specific, highly concentrated and the shortest acting of the naturally occurring biologic compounds
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