| Pituitary | Thyroid | Pancreas | Adrenal Gland | Hormones |
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What is the pituitary gland?
Master gland of the endocrine system
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What is the primary function of the thyroid?
Secrete thyroid hormones
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What is the function of the pancreas
Digestion and sugar management
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What is the adrenal cortex?
is the outer region and also the largest part of an adrenal gland
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What are prostaglandins?
local hormones that do not enter the bloodstream
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What is the location of the lactotroph cells?
Anterior pituitary
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What is the shape of the thyroid?
Butterfly shaped
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What is hypokalemia?
deficient potassium in blood
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What is the adrenal medulla?
is located inside the adrenal cortex in the center of an adrenal gland, produces adrenaline
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What is the two messenger model?
mechanism of hormone action used by protein hormones to attach to cell membrane receptors which activate enzymes in the cell to produce the desired effect
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What is another name for the pituitary gland?
Hypophysis
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What is the location of the thyroid?
Above the collarbone
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What is producing the hormone glucagon?
Pancreatic islet alpha cells
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What is controlling the sleep/wake cycle?
cortisol
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What is the antagonist of the parathyroid hormone?
calcitonin
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What is the function of the pituitary gland?
Regulating many body functions
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What is the loss of thyroid function within the gland itself called?
Primary Hypothyroidism
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What is producing the hormone insulin?
Pancreatic islet beta cells
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What is the hormone sending signals to the kidney?
aldosterone
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What is GH?
Growth Hormone
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What is the pituitary gland enclosed by?
Sella turcica of sphenoid bone
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Who is most likely to get hyperthyroidism?
Women
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What is necrotizing pancreatitis?
Cell death and tissue damage in the pancreas
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What is the adrenal medulla producing?
epinephrine and norepinephrine
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What is oxytocin?
Hormone that induces contractions of the uterine muscles during labor.
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