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| the study and treatment of the endocrine gland system |
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| the organ/tissue effected by a hormone |
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| another name for pituitary gland |
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anterior to posterior(front to back)
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posterior to anterior(back to front) |
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| pancreas produces what and what? |
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| where is the hormone PTH produced |
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| hormone produced by the parathyroid gland |
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| what does the hormone PTH abbreviate? |
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| what region of the brain releases hormones from the pituitary gland also located in the brain? |
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| what are all two glands located in the brain? |
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pituitary gland
pineal gland |
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| which gland is located just above the pancreas? |
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where are sex hormones produced in females?
...males? |
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(f)ovaries
(m) testes/icles |
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| hormones released from the brain go to what? |
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| what is the target organ to the pituitary gland hormone GH? |
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| what is the target organ to the pituitary gland hormone ADH? |
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| what is the target organ to the pituitary gland hormone oxytocin? |
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| what is the target organ to the pituitary gland hormone prolactin? |
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| what is the target organ to the pituitary gland hormones FSH and LH? |
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| what is the target organ to the pituitary gland hormone TSH? |
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| what is the target organ to the pituitary gland hormone ACTH? |
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| what are the two parts of the adrenal glands and which is superior, which is inferior? |
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Cortex (superior)
Medulla (inferior) |
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| what are the three parts of the brain that relate to hormones? |
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Pineal gland
Hypothalamus (not gland)
pituitary gland |
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| what are the two parts of the pituitary gland in the brain? |
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| the anterior and the posterior |
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| what are target tissues and organs? |
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| organs or tissues in which hormones are targeted to affect |
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| adrenocorticotropic hormone abbreviation |
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| follicle-stimulating hormone abbreviation |
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| growth hormone or somatotropin abbreviation |
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| luteinizing hormone abbreviation |
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| thyroid-stimulating hormone abbreviation |
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| antidiuretic hormone abbreviation |
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| oxytocin hormone affects which organs? |
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| what is the target organ of the hormone ACTH? |
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| cortisol is secreted from where in the body? |
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| where is the hormone thyroxin excreted from? |
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| thyroid gland produces what hormone? |
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| Do hormones reach all body tissues? yay or nay? |
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| how come all tissues are not affected by hormones? |
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| because they don't have receptors for them |
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| what main hormones come from the anterior pituitary gland? |
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(GH)growth hormone
(ACTH)adrenocorticotropic hormone
(TSH)thyroid-stimulating hormone
(FSH)follicle-stimulating hormone
(LH)luteinizing hormone
prolactin |
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| what main hormone come from the posterior pituitary gland? |
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oxytocin
(ADH) antidiuretic hormone |
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| what two organs deactivate/excrete hormones? |
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| what two sets of hormonal glands are located in the throat? |
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thyroid glands
parathyroid glands |
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| what two hormonal glands are located in the torso? (stomach & chest regions) |
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thymus gland
adrenal gland(s) |
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| whats another name for the pituitary gland?(named according to surrounding region of brain) |
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| anterior means what? (think of anterior pituitary) |
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| posterior means what? (think of posterior pituitary) |
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| which region of the pituitary gland produces more hormones? |
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anterior(6 major)
posterior(2 major) |
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| used to describe path of an x-ray beam |
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what does the directional abbreviation AP mean? (think anterior, posterior)
vice-versa
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front to back
...back to front |
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| (directional) poster/o/anter/ior means... |
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| -later (directional)(think laterally) |
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| aden/o/hypophysis means? (why aden/o root?) |
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| the anterior pituitary gland (aden/o because it's made of glandular tissue) |
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| nuer/o/hypophysis means? (why nuer/o root?) |
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| the posterior pituitary gland (nuer/o because it's made of nerves) |
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| refers to nervous system disorders |
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| referring to the pituitary gland (hyp/o because it is located in the hypothalamus) |
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| hormones released from the nerve-composed posterior hypothalamus are referred to as what? |
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| what's another name for the anti-diuretic hormone? |
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| FSH and LH are present in both males n females? yay or nay? |
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| what two purposes does (GH)contribute? |
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| increases somatic growth and productivity of fat use |
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| what purpose does ACTH contribute? |
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| promotes secretion by adrenal cortex |
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what purpose(s) does FSH contribute?
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(M)sperm production
(F)egg production; promotes secretion of estrogen |
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what purpose(s) does LH contribute?
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(m)promotes secretion of adrenaline
(f)stimulates production of estrogen and progesterone; promotes ovulation |
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| what purpose(s) does prolactin contribute? |
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| what purpose(s) does TSH contribute? |
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| stimulates secretion of thyroid hormone |
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| what purpose(s) does ADH contribute? |
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| increase water reabsorption (returning it to the blood) |
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what purpose(s) does Oxytocin contribute?
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...to the uterus stimulates contractions and labor
... to the breasts promotes milk secretion from mammary glands |
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| what's the isthmus? (relates to thyroid gland) |
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| it is a thin bridge of tissue separating the two lobes of the thyroid gland |
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| what are the three thyroid gland hormones? |
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| what are the functions of T3 and T4? |
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| metabolism;(protein synthesis & energy production from food) |
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| What are the functions of calcitonin? |
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regulates calcium levels in blood(secreted when levels are too high)
regulates PTH in blood |
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| what is the disorder goiter referring to? |
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| enlargement of the thyroid gland in neck |
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| what disease can cause exophthalmos? |
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| what does exophthalmos mean? |
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| bulging(exo)or the eyes(phthalmos) |
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| abnormal condition (sometimes means increase when referring to blood disorders) |
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| adrenaline is also known by what name? |
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| does insulin increase or decrease blood sugar levels? |
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| what is the scientific name for diabetes? |
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| yellowish discoloration of the eyes and skin |
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| the major function of PTH is to regulate levels of... and ...? |
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| what are the two pairs of glands posterior to the thyroid gland called? |
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define what oste/itis fibrosacysticais .
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(definiton) inflammatory degenerative condition in which bone is replaced with cyst and fiber tissue
(cause)hyper/para/thyroid/ism(excessive production of PTH) |
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| what are the target organs/tissues of PTH? (PTH has to do a lot with absorption and re-absorption of calcium) |
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Bones
Kidneys
Small Intestine |
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| hyper excretion of PTH causes what condition? |
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| hypo excretion of PTH causes what condition |
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| the adrenal glands are perched atop what organ? |
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| supra/ren/al glands aka... |
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| three hormones produced by the adrenal cortex portion of the adrenal glands are...? |
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mineralocorticoids (mainly cortisol)
glucocorticoids (mainly aldosterone)
sex hormones |
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| what hormone is produced by the adrenal medulla portion of the adrenal glands? |
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epinephrine(adrenaline)
non-epinephrine |
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| the main glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex is... |
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| hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla that increase blood pressure are --- and ---? |
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epinephrine(testosterone)
non-epinephrine |
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| what are islets or Langerhans? |
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| hormone-producing cells in the pancreas |
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| loosening/separating/destruction |
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| two hormones produced by the pancreas are ---- and ----? |
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| instrument used to measure |
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| what are the 10 physical affects of crushing Syndrome? |
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| thinning hair; moon face; buffalo hump; supraclavicular fat pad; slow wound healing; thin extremities; increase body/facial hair; purple stiae; pendulous abdomen; easy bruising |
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| diabetes can occur two ways |
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1. cells become resistant to insulin
2. there is insufficient production of insulin by the pancreas |
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| which two glands are labeled as endocrine glands; though little is known of their endocrine purposes? |
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pineal gland(brain)
thymus gland(chest) |
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| abnormal condition cause by something specified |
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| what are the two main classifications of the nervous system? |
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peripheral nervous system(PNS)
central nervous system (CNS) |
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| what does the CNS consist of? |
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| what does the PNS consist of? |
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| it connects the CNS with the parts of the body |
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| the PNS consists of only two types of cells... what are they? |
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neurons(basic structure; impulse readers)
neuroglia(structure/support) |
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| an axon is surrounded/ protected by what? |
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| meninges(membranes covering brain and spinal cord) |
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| what does the word meninges mean? |
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| the outside, protective covering of the brain and spinal chord |
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| gray matter(brain and spinal cord regions) |
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| hemi/o (think hemisphere) |
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| pons means --- ; which makes sense because the pons does what? |
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| bridge; bridges the cerebrum and cerebellum with the rest of the brain |
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| what is the part of the brain where motor neurons crisscross. (explaining why the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body) |
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| what are the three parts of the brainstem? |
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| what is the part of the brain attached to the brainstem responsible for motor skills |
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