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Master Gland
Regulates and controls the activities of the endocrine gland. |
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| What are the lobes of the pituitary gland? |
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Anterior
Intermediate
Posterior |
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| Where is FSH and LH located? |
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Links the endocrine system with the nervous system.
Stimulates the pituitary |
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| Regulates the sleep cycle. |
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| Produces hormones that regulate metabolism, body heat, and bone growth. |
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| Produces hormones that regulate the body's calcium and phosphorus balance. |
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| Regulated the development of the immune system. |
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| Glands that help the body recover from stress and responds to emergencies. |
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| A gland that serves both the digestive and endocrine system. |
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| Male reproductive glands that produce testosterones. |
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| Female reproductive gland that produces estrogens and progestogens. |
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| Problems of the Endocrine System: |
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| Diabetes, Graves Disease, Cushing's Disease, Goiter, Growth Disorders. |
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| Which gland(s) is associated with the development of Diabetes? |
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| How many lobes does the Pituitary gland have? |
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| Which gland(s) are located in the brain? |
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| Hypothalamus and Pituitary |
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| Where do the glands of the endocrine system secrete to? |
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| Which gland(s) are gonads? |
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| Which hormone(s) are responsible for the control over the growth and development of the gonads? |
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| What's another name for sex glands? |
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