Chapter 9 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Due to growth output levels
Acromegaly, gigantism, Dwarfism
Type of hyperthyrodism that causes eyes to bulge out
Graves’ disease
Hormones control
Defense against stess, growth and development, and metabolism
Stimuli from nervous system
nueral
stimuli from changes in ion levels
humoral
stimuli from release of other hormones
hormonal
Allows for easier flow of glucose into the cell
insulin
Appears to be a sleep trigger because it tends t peak in the middle of the night
Melatonin
Beings about mentrual cycle;quiets muscles of the uterus
progesterone
causes growth of skeletal muscles and long bones of the body
growth hormone
controles the rate in which glucose is burned
thyroid hormone
Decreases blood calcium levels; deposits calcium in bones
calcitonin
Helps to mature white blood cells
Thymosin
Increases blood calcium levels; removes calcium from bones
parathyroid hormone
increases blood glucose levels
glucocorticoids
Increases heart rate, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels
catecholamine
influence growth and activity of the thyroid
thyroid stimulating TSH
male sex hormones
androgens
Regulates activity of the cortex portion of the adrenal gland
adrenocoticotropic
regulates mineral and salt content of the blood
mineralocorticoids
stimulates liver to release glucose into the blood
glucagon
What endocrine gland is considered the master gland
Pituritary
