Chapter 11 Flashcards
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Hormones secreted by posterior pituitary gland
ADH and oxytocin
Parathyroid secretes
PTH(Thyroid-stimulating hormones)
Hormones secreted by anterior pituitary gland
TSH ( Thyroid-stimulating hormone ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic hormone) FSH ( Follicle-stimulating hormone) LH (Luteinizing hormone) Growth hormones and prolactin
Thyroid gland secretes
Thyroid Hormones and calcitonin
What is the role of parathyroid hormone
Increases blood calcium level
What is the roll of calcitonin
Decrease blood calcium levels
What is the role of the ADH
Reabsorbs water from urine, back to blood.
Hypo-secretion of ADH causes
Diabetes insipidus
Hormones secreted by adrenal medulla
EPI ( Hormones Epinephrine or
Adrenaline and NR ( Norepinephrine)
Exocrine Gland are not a part of the endocrine system
True or false
True
Define Hyperglycemia
Too much glucose in the blood
Define Hypoglycemia
Too little glucose in the blood
A gland that performs both endocrine and exocrine functions
Pancreas