Week 5 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Regulate electrolyte levels, influence, metabolism, and respond to stress.
Adrenal Glands
Gamete (sex cell) producing glands
Gonads
Sperm producing glands.
Testicles
Ova (egg) producing glands
Ovaries
Regulate calcium levels throughout the body.
Parathyroid glands
Controls blood sugar levels and glucose metabolism
Pancreatic islets
Influences the sleep wakefulness cycle
Pineal gland
Also known as the “master gland” secretes hormones that control the activity of the other endocrine glands
Pituitary gland
Plays a major role in the immune reaction
Thymus
Stimulates, metabolism, growth, and activity of the nervous system
Thyroid gland
A chronic condition characterized by enlargement of bones of the extremities and some bones of the head
Acromegaly
A condition caused by an inadequate growth hormone during childhood
Dwarfism
A metabolic disease caused by the bodies, inability to use carbohydrates
Diabetes mellitus
A condition resulting from the overproduction of group hormone during childhood
Giantism
A condition caused by a marked deficiency of thyroid secretion
Hypothyroidism
A male hormone secreted by the testes that causes and maintains male secondary sex characteristics
Testosterone
A hormone secreted by the Graafian follicle following the expulsion of the ovum
Progesterone
A female hormone produced by the ovaries
Estrogen
Deficiency of sugar in the blood
Hypoglycemia
A condition caused by excessive secretion of the thyroid glands
Hyperthyroidism
A chemical substance secreted by an organ or gland
Hormones
Small endocrine glands located close to the thyroid gland
Parathyroid
Surgical removal of a thyroid
Thyroidectomy
The purity of life at which one becomes functionally capable of reproduction
Puberty
