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| a condition in which the supply of adrenal steroids is inadequate, either due to damage to the adrenals themselves or to failure of ACTH secretion |
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| the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that secretes six glycoprotein hormones |
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| converts a small fraction of the cells suuppl of ATP into cAMP |
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| a branch of the sympathetic nervous system that secretes catecholamines, epinephrine, and norepinephrine |
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| the catecholamine epinephrine |
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| an adrenal cortical steriod that plays an important role in regulating both Na+ content, and with ADH, extracellular fluid volume |
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| excesssive plasma alkalinity |
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| converts to angiotensin II by angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE |
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| a plasma protein that splits off angiotensin I when acted on by renin |
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| the adenohypophysis or pars distalis |
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| also known as vasopressin, ADH increases the rate of recovery of water from collecting ducts in the kidney; thus, it promotes water conservation and the production of scanty, concentrated urine. |
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| a fatty acid present in plasma membranes |
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| atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) |
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| a peptide hormones released by the muscle fibers of the atria that, along with ADH and aldosterone, regulates kidney functions |
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| the rate of energy use that is unrelated to specific body activities such as eathing, exercise, or,keeping warm |
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| a hormone secreted by the throid that stimulates bone calcification |
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| An important second messenger involved in activating secretion in exocrine and endocrine glands |
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| The major calcium binding protein for smooth muscle and none muscle cells |
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| specific proteins that carry steroid hormones in the blood as complexes |
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| Hormones are recognized by these membrane-spanning receptors that then generate an intracellular second messenger |
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| Inhibits gastric emptying and stimulates gallbladder contractions to increase delivery of digestive enzymes to the duodenum |
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| A protein matrix that acts as a reservoir for iodine accumulated in the thyroid from the blood |
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| A condition in which excessive adrenal activity is generally the result of excessive secretion of ACTH |
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| Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) |
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| The cyclic nucleotide that acts as a second messenger |
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| failure of the pancreas to secrete adequate insulin |
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| A signaling substance that is a hydrophobic molecules that diffuses freely with in the plasma membrane and acts on a specific family of protein kinases (C kinases) distinct from that affected by cyclic nucleotides |
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| A structure specialized for production and secretion of hormones |
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| Peptide hormones involved in the process by which the body modulate his own pain sensitivity |
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| Peptide hormones involved in the process by which the body modulate its own pain sensitivity |
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| Secreted by the adrenal medulla a catecholamine that is an important hormone along with cortisol and glucagon of the post absorptive state |
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| A hormone that acts on the hematopoietic tissue of flat bones to stimulate the production of red blood cells |
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| The gonadal female sex hormone |
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| A protrusion of the eyes due to hyper thyroidism |
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| A mediator secreted by the stomach that stimulates secretion of effort and pepsin by the gastric mucosa |
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| Secreted by the pancreas a hormone along with cortisol and epinephrine that is important in the postabsorptive state |
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| A test for the clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in which the patient fast until the post absorptive state is reached then ingests a glucose meal |
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| Glucose dependent insulinotropic hormone |
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| A hormone released in response to the appearance of a carbohydrate meal in the duodenum and stimulates an early release of insulin in advance of the appearance of the glucose in the blood |
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| The fraction of blood volume that is red blood cells |
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| a hormone that plays a central role in the control of growth throughout the body |
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| Depressed plasma potassium |
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| Hypothalamopituitary portal system |
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| A special variety of blood circulation that involves two sets of capillaries connected by one or more portal veins |
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| A form of intellectual disability caused by early thyroid deficiency |
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| A decrease in the volume of the circulating blood |
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| Endocrin sales in bed in the exocrine tissue that secrete three major protein hormones: glucagon, insulin and somatostatin |
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| A protein hormone released by adipose cells in proportion to their stored fat content that acts on the central nervous system to suppress appetite |
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| Melanocyte stimulating hormones |
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| A family of hormones included in the POMC sequences that are important in animals that change color but apparently have no normal function in humans |
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| A hormone secreted by the pineal gland that plays an important role in synchronizing the 24 hour cycle of the body in promoting rest during darkness |
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| A hormone that stimulates periodic wave of contraction in the post absorptive gut which we identify as stomach growling |
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| A disorder of the body fluids distribution caused by excessive production of mucopolysaccharides in tissue |
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| An extension of the hypothalamus that contains the axon terminals of neurosecretory hypothalamic neurons |
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| Neurons who synapses release substances that passed into the blood and act as hormones |
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| The catecholamine norepinephrine |
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| Structure within the cell that interacts with mainly steroid hormones |
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| The octapeptide hormone primarily associated with labor and breastfeeding |
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| A hormone of the parathyroid that regulate bone growth and plasma calcium levels |
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| Releases the octapeptide hormone oxytocin |
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| A small protein that may range from a few as 3 amino acids to about 30 amino acids |
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| An enzyme that converts cAMP to an inactive form |
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| A membrane-bound enzyme that splits a small fraction of the plasma membrane phospholipid (phosphoinositol) into two signaling substances: inositol triphosphate (ITP or IP3) and diacylglycerol |
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| A hormone that prepares breasts for lactation and mobilizes maternal nutrient uptake by fetus |
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| The neurohypophysis or pars nervous of the pituitary gland |
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| Posttranslational processing |
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| A process that snips the prohormone's with sequences at various points to yield the shorter sequences of the various hormones |
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| One of the two main hormones secreted by the thyroid |
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| A thyroid hormone that has 3 (T3) atoms of iodine bound to the 2 benzene rings of each hormone molecule |
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| Hormones that control the function of other endocrine glands |
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| The calcium binding protein in skeletal and cardiac muscle |
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| An aromatic amino acid from which the catecholamines epinephrine and norepinephrine and the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and tetraiodothyronine (T4) are derived |
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| The major transmitter chemical released by sympathetic postganglionic fibers |
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