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| located below the thalamus and secretes releasing and inhibiting factors that affect the release of substances from the pituitary |
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| hormones released from the anterior pituitary gland, so called because they cause their target organ to produce a second hormone |
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| hormones released from the posterior pituitary gland, so called because they produce the desired affect directly in the target organ |
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| adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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| augments the growth and secretions of the adrenal cortex; abbreviated ACTH |
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| augments ovulation and aids in the maintenance of pregnancy in females; abbreviated LH |
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| augments milk secretion and influences maternal behavior |
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| stimulates uterine contractions during parturition and milk letdown from the mammary ducts |
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| butterfly shaped gland on either side of the larynx |
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| one of the thyroid hormones that regulates metabolism; T3 |
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| one of the thyroid hormones that regulates metabolism; abbreviated T4 |
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| thyroid hormone that promotes calcium absorption into bones from blood |
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| four glands located on the surface of the thyroid gland; helps regulate blood calcium and phosphorous levels |
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| located cranial to each kidney; regulate electrolytes, metabolism, sexual functions, and body's response to injury |
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| hormones produced by the adrenal cortex |
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| groups of corticosteroids that regulate carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism |
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| substance that stimulates blood vessel contraction and increases blood pressure |
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| hormone that transports blood glucose into body cells or into storage |
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| hormone that increases blood glucose |
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| gland predominant in young animals located near midline in the cranioventral portion of the thoracic cavity; immunological function through its role in the maturation of T-lymphocytes |
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| aggregation of cells located in the central portion of the brain; secretion of hormones that affect circadian rhythm. Small, conical endocrine gland |
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| controls circadian rhythm and reproductive timing |
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| hormone that atids in the development of secondary sex characteristics and regulates ovulation in females |
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| hormone that aids in the maintenance of pregnancy |
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| blood analysis for cortisol levels after administration of syhnthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone; used to differentiate between pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism from adrenal-dependent hyperadrenocorticism |
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| an aggregation of cells specialized to secrete or excrete materials not related to their own function |
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| a disorder caused by deficient adrenal cortex production of glucocorticoid; also known as Addison's disease |
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| a tumor of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas |
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| excessive mammary development in males |
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| maintains water balance in the body by augmenting water reabsorption in the kidneys |
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| condition of normal thyroid function |
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| contains specialized cells that secrete hormones that affect sugar and starch metabolism |
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| insufficient secretion of insulin or recognition of insulin by the body resulting in increased urination, drinking, and weight loss |
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| insufficient antidiuretic hormone |
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| condition of excessive gland secretion |
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| disorder caused by excessive secretion of aldosterone by the adrenal cortex resulting in electrolyte imbalance |
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| disorder caused by excessive adrenal cortex production of glucocorticoid resulting in increased urination, drinking, and redistribution of body fat; also called Cushing's disease |
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| anterior lobe of pituitary gland |
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| adrenocortical hormones that are essential to the maintenance of adequate fluid volume in the interstitial and intravascular fluid comparments, normal cardiac output, and adequate levels of blood pressure |
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| chemical element, atomic number 53. Essential in nutrition, being especially prevalent in the colloid of the thyroid gland. Used in treatment of hypothyroidism |
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| posterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stores and secretes two hormones, oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) which are released in response to neural stimulation |
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