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| A HORMONE THAT ACTS TO DECREASE BLOOD LEVELS OF CALCIUM |
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| UNCONTROLLABLE MUSCLE SPASMS |
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| BEAN-SHAPED GLANDS LOCATED ABOVE EACH KIDNEY COMPRISED OF GLANDULAR AND NEURAL TISSUE |
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| PRODUCES 3 GROUPS OF STEROID HORMONES CALLED CORTICOSTEROIDS |
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| STEROID HORMONES THAT ARE PRODUCED BY THE OUTERMOST ADRENAL CORTEX CELL LAYER, IMPORTANT IN REGULATING THE MINERAL CONTENT OF THE BLOOD; PARTICULARLY THE CONCENTRATION OF SODIUM AND POTASSIUM; HELPS TO REGULATE WATER AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE IN BODY FLUIDS |
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Renin is a protein (enzyme) released by special kidney cells when you have decreased salt (sodium levels) or low blood volume.
Renin also plays a role in the release of aldosterone, a hormone that helps control the body's salt and water balance. |
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| Any of three polypeptide hormones, one of which is a powerful vasoconstrictor, that function in the body in controlling arterial pressure. |
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| ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE |
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| (ANP)A HORMONE RELEASED BY THE HEART THAT PREVENTS ALDOSTERONE RELEASE, ULTIMATELY REDUCING BLOOD VOLUME AND BLOOD PRESSURE |
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| (HYPOGLYCEMIC HORMONE) STEROID HORMONES PRODUCED BY THE MIDDLE CORTICAL LAYER OF THE ADRENAL GLAND THAT PROMOTES NORMAL CELL METABOLISM AND HELPS THE BODY TO RESIST LONG-TERM STRESSORS BY INCREASING BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS; CONTROLS THE EFFECTS OF INFLAMMATION AND REDUCES PAIN. |
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| HORMONES PRODUCED BY THE ADRENAL CORTEX THROUGHOUT LIFE IN SMALL AMOUNTS |
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| HYPOSECRETION OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CAUSES A PECULIAR BRONZE TONE OF THE SKIN; HYPOGLYCEMIS; STRESS; SUPPRESSION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM |
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| a disease caused by an excess production of the normal adrenal hormone aldosterone. This hormone is responsible for sodium and potassium balance, which then directly controls water balance to maintain appropriate blood pressure and blood volume. Hyperaldosteronism causes high blood pressure and a low serum potassium. |
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