suffixes & gland secretions

dipsia

thirst

emic

pertaining to a blood condition

tropic

pertaining to stimulating

tropin

to stimulate

what is a mineralocorticoid that regulates sodium

and potassium

Aldosterone

what is a glucocorticoid that regulates carbohydrates

Cortisol

what are are steroid sex hormones that regulate

secondary sex characteristics

Androgens

what secretes PTH that regulates level of blood calcium

parathyroid glands

what secretes melatonin

pineal gland

what does anterior pituitary secretes

PRL, FSH, LH, MSH

what does posterior pituitary secretes

ADH and oxytocin

as an endocrine gland what does the thymus secrete & function

thymosin that aids in immune development

an an immune structure, what does the thymus gland essential for

development of newborn immunity

what does thyroid secrete

T4, T3, calcitonin

what do T3 & T4 do

regulate energy and heat production to adjust metabolism

what is calcitonin secreted as a response to

response to high levels of blood calcium, stimulates deposition of bone and is the opposite of PTH