DeRosa - Endocrine Vocab

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A stable internal environment

Homeostasis

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The hormone that regulates calcium metabolism

Parathormone

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Secreted by the pituitary glad, regulates thyroxin

TSH

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The mechanism by which the body maintains homeostasis

Feedback

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System of chemical regulation

Endocrine System

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Secreted by the testes, regulates the development of secondary sex characteristics is males

Testosterone

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The hormone that lowers blood sugar levels

Insulin

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Secretes estrogen and progesterone

Ovaries

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Groups of cells located in the Pancreas

Islets of Lagerhaus

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Secretions of endocrine glands

Hormone

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Glands that secrete testosterone

Testes

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Secretes 2 hormones that regulates calcium blood sugar levels

Pancreas

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Glands that secret hormone used in a fight or flight response

Adrenal glands

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A disorder caused by lack of iodine in the diet

Goiter

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Stored glucose in the liver

Glycogen

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Insufficient insulin production causes this disorder

Diabetes

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Located in the neck, secretes thyroxin, requires iodine

Thyroid

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The hormone that regulates the body’s metabolism

Thyroxin

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Secreted by the pituitary gland, influences the ovaries and testes

FSH

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The adrenal glands are located on top of this organ

Kidneys

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Hormone that is secreted in times of emergency

Adrenaline

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The hormone that increases blood sugar levels

Glucagon

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A part of the CNS that influxes the pituitary gland

Hypothalamus

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Located in the neck, secretes parathormone

Parathyroid

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Secreted by the pituitary gland, influences bone development

GH

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Secreted by the ovaries, prepares the uterus for a fertilized egg

Progesterone

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secreted by the ovaries, regulates the development of secondary sex characteristics in females

Estrogen

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Specific shaped molecules on cells that fit specific hormones

Receptors

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This gland regulates the activities of many other endocrine glands

Pituitary glands

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Endocrine glands are ductless so hormones travel through this fluid

Blood