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Chp 7

The Endocrine System

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Where is the Adrenal glands located? next to each kidney
What does the adrenal medulla secretes? epinephrine and norepinephrine
What regulate carbohydrate metabolism and salt and water balance? Steroid hormones
Ovaries are responsible for: estrogen
Where is the Pineal gland located? the center of the brain
Which gland secretes thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, melanocyte- stimulating hormone, growth hormone? prolactin Pituitary
What secrete testosterone? Testes
Which gland is located in the mediastinal cavity anterior to and above the heart? Thymus
Which gland secretes triiodothyronine, thyroxine, and calcitonin? Thyroid
Name one hormone for Anterior pituitary gland? growth
Which gland regulate metabolism? Thyroid
What is the combining form for gland? aden/o
Which hormone influence the development of male sex characteristics? androgens
What does the epinephrine response to? fear or physical injury; also adrenaline
What is located on both sides of the uterus in the female pelvis? Ovaries
Which located on both sides of the uterus in the female pelvis? progesterone
What regulates carbohydrate metabolism by raising blood sugar? glucagon
What hormone that regulates calcium and phosphorus metabolism? parathyroid
Name the affect the onset of puberty. melatonin
What is a hormone that influences growth? GH (Growth)
What is also known as neurohypophysis? posterior pituitary
What is located on both sides within the scrotum in the male; secrete testosterone? testes
Which hormone that regulates immune response? thymosin
What is located in the mediastinum (partition between the lungs) anterior to and above the heart? thymus
What is a removal of one or both adrenal glands? adrenalectomy
What kind of treatment is use to treat eradicate thyroid tumor cells? radioiodine therapy
What kind of treatment is used to correct a hormonal deficiency? hormone replacement therapy
What is the abbreviation for adrenocorticotropic hormone? ACTH
Which term describes excessive hair growth over the body, unusual places? hirsutism
What chemical processes in the body that result in growth, generation of energy, elimination of waste, and other body functions? metabolism
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