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| secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, stimulates contraction of the uterus during labor and childbirth |
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| secreted by the parathyroid glands, increases blood calcium |
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| secreted by the ovaries, prepares the uterus for pregnancy |
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| secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, promotes milk secretion |
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| secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland--growth hormone |
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| male hormone secreted by testes |
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| thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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| secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland--acts on the thyroid gland to promote its functioning |
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Thyroid stimulating hormone is secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary gland and acts on the thyroid gland |
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| T or F: TSH is secreted by the thyroid gland |
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| secreted by the thyroid gland to incease metabolism in cells--T4 |
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| secreted by the thyroid gland, and increases metabolism in cells--T3 |
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| secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland--antidiuretic hormone |
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| hormones derived from an amino acid and secreted by the adrenal medulla |
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| hormone produced by the adrenal cortex--steroids like cortisol, aldosterone, and sex hormones |
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| mineral salt found in the blood and tissues and necessary for proper functioning of cells |
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Which are electrolytes?
a) sodium
b) potassium
c) calcium
d) all of the above |
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| steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex--regulates glucose, fat, and protein metabolism |
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| tendency of an organism to maintain a constant internal environment |
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| substance, secreted by an endocrine gland, that travels through the blood to a distant organ or gland where it influences the structure or function of that organ or gland |
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| region of the brain lying below the thalamus and above the pituitary gland--it secretes releasing factors and hormones that affect the pituitary gland |
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| steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex to regulate mineral salts and water balance in the body |
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| cellular or nuclear protein that binds to a hormone so that a response can be elicited |
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| cavity in the skull that contains the pituitary gland |
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| steroids produced by the adrenal cortex to influence male and female sexual characteristics |
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| complex substance related to fats derived from sterol and of which many hormones are made |
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| combined form meaning solid |
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| pertaining to mimicking or copying the effect of the sympathetic nervous sytem |
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| cells of an organ that are affected or stimulated by specific hormones |
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| combined form meaning gland |
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| two combined forms meaning adrenal gland |
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