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Endoncrine Hormones

Endoncrine Glands and the Hormones they Produce

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ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) ADH
WHAT IS (ADH) ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE
WHERE IS ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (ADH) PRODUCED HYPOTHALAMUS
OXYTOCIN HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) OT
WHAT IS (OT) OXYTOCIN
WHERE IS OXYTOCIN (OT) PRODUCED HYPOTHALAMUS
GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) GH-RH
WHAT IS GH-RH GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE
WHERE IS GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE (GH-RH) PRODUCED HYPOTHALAMUS
CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) CRH
WHAT IS (CRH) CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE
WHERE IS CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (CRH) PRODUCED HYPOTHALAMUS
GROWTH HORMONE-INHIBITING HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) GH-IH
WHAT IS (GH-IH) GROWTH HORMONE-INHIBITING HORMONE
WHERE IS GROWTH HORMONE-INHIBITING HORMONE (GH-IH) PRODUCED HYPOTHALAMUS
THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) TRH
WHAT IS (TRH) THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE
WHERE IS THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (TRH) PRODUCED HYPOTHALAMUS
GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) GnRH
WHAT IS (GnRH) GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE
WHERE IS GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (GnRH) PRODUCED HYPOTHALAMUS
WHAT HORMONES DOES THE HYPOTHALAMUS PRODUCE ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE(ADH) OXYTOCIN(OT) GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE(GH-RH)GROWTH HORMONE-INHIBITING HORMONE(GH-IH)CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE(CRH)THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE(TRH)GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE(GnRH)
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) TSH
WHAT IS (TSH) THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE
WHERE IS THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH)PRODUCED ANTERIOR PITUITARY
ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) ACTH
WHAT IS (ACTH) ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN HORMONE
WHERE IS ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN HORMONE (ACTH) PRODUCED ANTERIOR PITUITARY
GROWTH HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) GH
WHAT IS (GH) GROWTH HORMONE
WHERE IS GROWTH HORMONE (GH) PRODUCED ANTERIOR PITUITARY
FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) FSH
WHAT IS (FSH) FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE
WHERE IS FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH) PRODUCED ANTERIOR PITUITARY
LUTEINIZING HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) LH
WHAT IS (LH) LUTEINIZING HORMONE
WHERE IS LUTEINIZING HORMONE (LH) PRODUCED ANTERIOR PITUITARY
PROLACTIN (ABBREVIATION) PRL
WHAT IS (PRL) PROLACTIN
WHERE IS PROLACTIN (PRL) PRODUCED ANTERIOR PITUITARY
MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) MSH
WHAT IS (MSH) MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE
WHERE IS MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE (MSH) PRODUCED ANTERIOR PITUITARY
WHAT HORMONES DOES THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY PRODUCE THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE(TSH)ANDRENOCORTICOTROPIN HORMONE(ACTH) GROWTH HORMONE(GH) FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE(FSH) LUTEINIZING HORMONE(LH) PROLACTIN(PRL) MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE(MSH)
WHERE IS ALDOSTERONE PRODUCED ADRENAL CORTEX
WHERE IS CORTISOL PRODUCED ADRENAL CORTEX
WHERE IS TESTOSTERONE PRODUCED ADRENAL CORTEX AND TESTES
DEHYDRO-EPIANDROSTERONE (ABBREVIATION) DHEA
WHAT IS (DHEA) DEHYDRO-EPIANDROSTERONE
WHERE IS DEHYDRO-EPIANDROSTERONE (DHEA) PRODUCED ADRENAL CORTEX
WHAT TYPE OF HORMONES ARE TESTOSTERONE AND DEHYDRO-EPIANDROSTERONE (DHEA) ANDROGENS
WHAT HORMONES DOES ADRENAL CORTEX PRODUCE ALDOSTERONE CORTISOL ANDROGENS: TESTOSTERONE DEHYDRO EPIANDROSTERONE(DHEA)
WHAT HORMONE DOES THE TESTES PRODUCE ANDROGENS (TESTOSTERONE)
EPINEPHRINE (ABBREVIATION) E
WHAT IS (E) EPINEPHRINE
WHERE IS EPINEPHRINE PRODUCED ANDRENAL MEDULLA
NOREPINEPHRINE (ABBREVIATION) NE
WHAT IS (NE) NOREPINEPHRINE
WHERE IS NOREPINEPHRINE (NE) PRODUCED ADRENAL MEDULLA
WHAT HORMONES DOES THE ANDRENAL MEDULLA PRODUCE EPINEPHRINE(E) NOREPINEPHRINE(NE)
WHERE IS MELATONIN PRODUCED PINEAL GLAND
WHAT HORMONE DOES THE PINEAL GLAND PRODUCE MELATONIN
WHERE IS ESTROGENS PRODUCED OVARIES
WHERE IS PROGESTINS(PROGESTERONE) PRODUCED OVARIES
WHAT HORMONES DO THE OVARIES PRODUCE ESTROGENS PROGESTINS(PROGESTERONE)
WHERE IS THYMOSINS PRODUCED THYMUS GLAND
WHAT HORMONE DOES THE THYMUS GLAND PRODUCE THYMOSINS
PARATHYROID HORMONE (ABBREVIATION) PTH
WHAT IS (PTH) PARATHYROID HORMONE
WHERE IS PARATHYROID HORMONE(PTH) PRODUCED PARATHYROID GLAND
WHERE IS GLUCAGON PRODUCED PANCREAS
WHERE IS INSULIN PRODUCED PANCREAS
WHERE IS SOMATOSTATIN PRODUCED PANCREAS
PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE (ABBREVIATION) PP
WHAT IS (PP) PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE
WHERE IS PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE(PP) PRODUCED PANCREAS
WHERE IS OXYTOCIN(OT) RELEASED POSTERIOR PITUITARY
WHERE IS ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE(ADH) RELEASED POSTERIOR PITUITARY
WHAT HORMONES DOES THE POSTERIOR PITUITARY RELEASE OXYTOCIN(OT) ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE(ADH)
THYROXINE (ABBREVIATION) T4
WHAT IS (T4) THYROXINE
TRIIODOTHYRONINE (ABBREVIATION) T3
WHAT IS (T3) TRIIODOTHYRONINE
NAME TWO ANDROGENS TESTOSTERONE DEHYDRO-EPIANDROSTERONE(DHEA)
CALCITONIN (ABBREVIATION) CT
WHAT IS (CT) CALCITONIN
WHERE IS THYROXINE(T4) PRODUCED THYROID GLAND
WHERE IS TRIIODOTHYRONINE(T3) PRODUCED THYROID GLAND
WHERE IS CALCITONIN(CT) PRODUCED THYROID GLAND
WHAT HORMONES DOES THE THYROID GLAND PRODUCE THYROID HORMONES:THYROXINE(T4) & TRIIODOTHYRONINE(T3) CALCITONIN(CT)
WHAT GLAND DOES NOT PRODUCE HORMONES POSTERIOR PITUITARY
PARATHYROID GLANDS (DEFINITION) FOUR SMALL GLANDS EMBEDDED IN THE POSTERIOR SURFACE OF THE THYROID GLAND,RESPONSIBLE FOR PARATHYROID HORMONE(PTH) SECRETION
PANCREAS (DEFINITION) REGULATES BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
POSTERIOR PITUITARY (DEFINITION) CONTAINS AXONS EXTENDING FROM THE HYPOTHALAMUS
OVARIES (DEFINITION) FEMALE GONADS,REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS THAT PRODUCE GAMETES(OVUM/EGGS)
TESTES (DEFINITION) MALE GONADS,SITE OF GAMETES(SPERM),PRODUCTION AND HORMONE SECRETION
ADRENAL CORTEX (DEFINITION) SUPERFICIAL REGION OF THE ADRENAL GLAND, PRODUCES STEROID HORMONES
PINEAL GLAND (DEFINITION) NEURAL TISSUE IN POSTERIOR ROOF OF DIENCEPHALON
HYPOTHALAMUS (DEFINITION) DEEP REGION OF THE ADRENAL GLAND
THYROID GLAND (DEFINITION) INCREASES METABOLIC RATE AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS,REGULATES HEART RATE
ANTERIOR PITUITARY (DEFINITION) MASTER GLAND,RELEASES HORMONES TO STIMULATE OTHER ORGANS
THYMUS (DEFINITION) THYMUS
WHAT GLAND HAS FOUR SMALL GLANDS EMBEDDED IN THE POSTERIOR SURFACE OF THE THYROID GLAND,RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTHYROID HORMONE(PTH)SECRETION PARATHYROID GLANDS
WHAT GLAND CONTAINS AXONS EXTENDING FROM THE HYPOTHALAMUS POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
WHAT GLAND REGULATES BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS PANCREAS
WHAT GLANDS ARE MALE GONADS,SITE OF GAMETES(SPERM)PRODUCTION & HORMONE SECRETION TESTES
WHAT GLAND IS NEURAL TISSUE IN THE POSTERIOR ROOF OF DIENCEPHALON PINEAL GLAND
WHAT IS THE SUPERFICIAL REGION OF THE ADRENAL GLAND THAT PRODUCES STEROID HORMONES ADRENAL CORTEX
WHAT IS THE DEEP REGION OF THE ADRENAL GLAND ADRENAL MEDULLA
WHAT GLAND IS THE MASTER GLAND AND RELEASES HORMONES TO STIMULATE OTHER ORGANS ANTERIOR PITUITARY
WHAT GLAND RELEASES HORMONES THAT INHIBIT & STIMULATE THE PITUITARY HYPOTHALAMUS
WHAT GLAND INCREASES METABOLIC RATE & PROTEIN SYNTHESIS,REGULATES HEART RATE THYROID GLAND
THYMUS (DEFINITION) PANCREAS
WHAT DOES NEGATIVE FEEDBACK CONTROL THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
BECAUSE THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IS CONTROLLED BY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WHAT MUST HAPPEN TO THE GLAND THAT IS SECRETING THE HORMONES MUST BE TURNED ON & OFF BY A STIMULUS
3 TYPES OF ENDOCRINE STIMULI THAT CAUSES HORMONES TO RELEASE HUMORAL STIMULI HORMONAL STIMULI NEURAL STIMULI
WHAT CAUSES HUMORAL STIMULI TO OCCUR IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF EXTRACELLULAR FLUID(BLOOD)
WHAT CAUSES HORMONAL STIMULI TO OCCUR IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM CHANGES IN CIRCULATING HORMONE OR HORMONE CONCENTRATION
WHAT CAUSES NEURAL STIMULI TO OCCUR IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ARRIVAL OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS OR NERVE IMPULSES
HOW DOES THE HYPOTHALAMUS CONTROL THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM SECRETES HORMONES,SYNTHESIZE HORMONES,AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF REGULATORY HORMONES IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS RELEASING AND INHIBITING HORMONES
WHAT GLAND DOES THE HYPOTHALAMUS CONTROL DIRECTLY ANDRENAL GLANDS
HOW DOES THE HORMONES FROM THE HYPOTHALAMUS REACH THE POSTERIOR PITUITARY VIA NEURONS
WHAT IS THE PITUITARY GLAND ALSO CALLED HYPOPHYSIS
DOES THE PITUITARY GLAND PRODUCE STEROID OR NON STEROID HORMONES NON STEROID HORMONES
WHAT KIND OR HORMONES DOES THE PITUITARY GLAND RELEASE PEPTIDE HORMONES
WHAT KIND OF RECEPTORS DO THE HORMONES RELEASED BY THE PITUITARY GLANDS BIND TO MEMBRANE RECEPTORS
WHAT KIND OF SECOND MESSENGER DOES THE PITUITARY GLAND USE cAMP
WHAT KIND OF TISSUE ARE ENDOCRINE CELLS GLANDULAR TISSUE
HOW DO THE HORMONES TRAVEL FROM THE HYPOTHALAMUS TO THE PITUITARY GLAND THRU THE HYPOPHYSEAL PORTAL SYSTEM
WHAT IS A HYPOPHYSEAL PORTAL SYSTEM A CAPILLARY NETWORK
WHAT KIND OF TISSUE IS THE POSTERIOR PITUITARY NEURAL TISSUE
THE INTERMEDIATE PART OF THE PITUITARY IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE ANTERIOR OR POSTERIOR PITUITARY ANTERIOR PITUITARY
WHAT IS THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY ALSO CALLED ADENOHYPOPHYSIS
HOW ARE THE CAPILLARY BEDS IN THE INFUNDIBULUM & THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY JOINED THROUGH PORTAL VESSELS
WHAT HORMONE DOES THE INTERMEDIATE PITUITARY SECRETE MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE(MSH)
WHEN DOES THE PITUITARY SECRETE MSH DURING FETAL DEVELOPMENT,IN YOUNG CHILDREN,DURING PREGNANCY,DURING SOME DISEASES
WHAT IS THE POSTERIOR PITUITARY ALSO CALLED NEUROHYPOPHYSIS
WHAT PART OF THE PITUITARY GLAND IS ALSO CALLED NEUROHYPOPHYSIS POSTERIOR
WHAT PART OF THE PITUITARY GLAND IS ALSO CALLED ADENOHYPOPHYSIS ANTERIOR
WHAT IS A HYPOPHYSIS PITUITARY GLAND
WHEN IS ADH RELEASED WHEN YOUR BODY IS LOW ON WATER
IF YOUR BODY IS LOW ON WATER WHAT HORMONE IS RELEASED ADH
WHEN IS OXYTOCIN(OT)RELEASED DURING LABOR
WHAT DOES OXYTOCIN STIMULATE SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS,MAMMARY GLANDS
WHAT HORMONE STIMULATES SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS & RELEASE OF MILK OXYTOCIN(OT)
WHAT HORMONE IS RELEASED DURING LABOR OXYTOCIN(OT)
WHAT HORMONE IS RELEASED WHEN YOUR BODY IS LOW ON WATER ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE(ADH)
WHAT DOES ADH STIMULATE STIMULATES THE BODY TO RELEASE LESS WATER THRU URINE
ADRENAL MEDULLA (DEFINITION) DEEP REGION OF ADRENAL GLANDS
FEMALE GONADS, REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS THAT PRODUCE GAMETES (OVUM/EGGS) OVARIES
WHAT KIND OF HORMONES ARE RELEASED FROM THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY TROPIC HORMONES
WHAT ARE TROPIC HORMONES HORMONES RELEASED FROM THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY
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