Chapter 11 The Endocrine System Flashcards

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ADENO
GLAND
-CRINE
TO SECRETE
CORTISOL
REGULATES CARBOHYDRATES LEVELS IN THE BODY, SUPRESS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
AIDOSTERONE
REGULATES ELECTROLYTES AND FLUID VOLUME IN BODY
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
INTENSIFIES RESPONSE DURING STRESS, "FIGHT OR FLIGHT" RESPONSE
INSULIN
STIMULATES LIVER TO RELEASE GLUCOSE INTO THE BLOOD, (SUGAR INTO CELLS)
OXYTOCIN
STIMULATES UTERINE CONTRACTIONS AND RELEASES MILK INTO DUCTS
CALCITONIN
STIMULATES DEPOSITION OF CALCIUM INTO BONE
WHERE ARE THE ADRENAL GLANDS LOCATED
THE TWO ADRENAL GLANDS ARE LOCATED ABOVE EACH OF THE KIDNEYS
PITUITARY GLAND
KNOWN AS THE MASTER GLAND BECAUSE SEVERAL OF ITS SECRETIONS REGULATE OTHER ENDOCRINE GLANDS
TESTES
PRODUCE SPERM AND THE MALE SEX HORMONE TESTOSTERONE
THYMUS GLAND
IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
METABOLISM
SUM OF ALL CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN THE BODY
ADRENOMEGALLY
ENLARGED ADRENAL GLAND
HYPOCALCEMIA
LOW CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD