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| The Pituitary gland or hypophysis hangs by a stalk from..... |
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| posterior pituitary appears |
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| posterior pituitary neurons produce 2 things |
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| ADH is stored in, and released from the ____________, in response to neural stimulation from the _________ via the ___________________________________ system |
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posterior pituitary gland
hypothalamus
hypothalamohpophyseal system |
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| anterior pituitary gland appears |
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develops from ________tissue that pinches off from the roof of the __________ mouth
from where? |
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epithelial embryo
From anterior hypophysis |
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| The anterior pituitary gland produces seven hormones...what are the letter abbreviations, and the names?? |
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GH- Growth Hormone
ACTH- Adrenocoricotropic hormone
TSH- Thyroid-stimulating hormone
LH-Luteinizing hormone
FSH- Follicle-stimulating hormone
PRL-Prolactin
MSH- Melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
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| The Thyroid gland is shaped like a _______ and lies below the ______ in the front of the neck. |
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| Important hormone from Thyroid gland is |
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| Thyroxine helps set _____ ________ ______, by stimulating the rate of cell ________. |
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basal metabolic rate
respiration |
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| In children, thyroid hormones help promote _______ and stimulate maturation of CNS. |
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| Four small glands attatched to the posterior surface of the thyroid gland are called... |
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| Parathyroid glands produce what hormone? |
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| Parathyroid hormone helps homeostasis of what element? |
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| Adrenal glands are located on top of each |
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| The inner portion of the adrenal gland is called the ________. The outer layer is called_____________. |
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inner-adrenal medulla
outer-adrenal cortex |
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| hormones from adrenal cortex are collectively known as |
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| adrenal medulla secretes _________and __________ in response to the ANS (automatic nervous system) |
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| epinephrine, norepinephrine |
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| Pancrease is located _______ to the stomache and is connected to the ___________ by the pancreatic ________. |
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| What two things does the pancreas secrete? Where do these secreated things go? |
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secretes insulin and digestive enzymes
small intestine |
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| Ovaries and Testes produce |
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| androgen is associated with what? |
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| secondary sexual characterstics |
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| biological clock (sleep cycle) |
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| What are endocrine disrupting chemicals? |
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| chemical that interfere with hormone function |
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| what is a hormone agonist? |
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| chemical that binds to receptor proteins and mimic the effects of the hormone |
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| What is an example of a hormone agonist? |
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| chlorine, body interperts it as estrogen |
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