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| what contains the islets of Langerhans? |
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| ______ secretes cortisol, aldosterone, and testosterone |
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| ______ secretes iodine-containing hormones |
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| ______ secretes releasing hormones |
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| ______ secretes ACTH, TSH, prolactin, growth hormone, and the gonadotropins |
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| ______ part of the fight-or-flight system; secretes catecholamines |
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| ______ the neurohypophysis; secretes ADH and oxytocin |
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| posterior pituitary gland | |
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| ______ stimulates osteoclastic activity to increase blood calcium |
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| ______ regulates metabolic rate |
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| ______ the only hormone that lowers blood glucose. |
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______ stimulates the breast to produce milk; also called lactogenic hormone |
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| ______ the hormonal component of the fight-or-flight response |
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| ______ the neurohypophyseal hormone that controls water balance |
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| ______ stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete steroids |
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| ______ also called somatotropic hormone |
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| ______ the mineralocorticoid that is called the salt-retaining hormone |
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| The posterior pituitary gland releases_________ |
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| releases ADH and oxytocin. | | |
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ACTH, TSH, and gonadotropins are secreted by the _____________ |
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| Cortisol secreted by the _____ _____ in response to ____ |
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The adrenal medulla secrte________________ |
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Aldosterone is a _______________ secreted by the ______ ______ |
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| mineralocorticoid, adrenal cortex | |
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The pancreas secretes both ______ and_______ |
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| best describes the function of insulin |
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As plasma levels of calcium decrease ______ is secretd |
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Hypocalcemic tetany is a consequence of a deficiency of_______ |
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T3 and T4 regulate ___________ |
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| basal metabolic rate (BMR). | |
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| _____ _________ _________suppresses the secretion of ACTH? |
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Growth hormone, cortisol, and epinephrine rise ________ _________ |
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| prolactin also called ______ __________ |
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T3 and T4 contain ________ |
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Epinephrine and norepinephrine partiipate in ______________response
they are both ____________
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fight-or-flight response
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| cortisol, aldosterone, testosterone | |
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A deficiency of dietary iodine impairs the __________ |
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T3, T4, and calcitonin are ________ hormones |
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Estrogen and progesterone are secreted by the ________ |
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