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Chapter 18 The Endocrine System

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Endocrine System, Glands And Hormone Activity
The endocrine system controls bod...,
The endocrine consists of,
Hormone affects only specific tar...
43  cards
Anterior pituitary
What does the human growth hormon...,
What hormones are made stored and...,
What does the thyroid stimulating...
7  cards
Posterior Pituitary
What does oxytocin do,
What hormones are made in the hyp...,
What does antidiuretic hormone do
3  cards
Thymus
What do the hormones in the thymu...,
What hormones does the thymus con...
2  cards
Pancreas (pancreatic Islet)
What cell is glucagon from and wh...,
What hormones does the pancreas p...,
What cell is insulin from and wha...
5  cards
Hypothalamus
What does oxytocin do,
Hypothalamus produces what hormones,
What does antidiuretic hormone do
3  cards
Testes
Testes produce what kind of hormone
1  cards
Ovaries
Ovaries produce what kinds of hor...
1  cards
Pineal Gland
What does melatonin do,
What hormone does the pineal glan...
2  cards
Thyroid Gland
What does thyroxine and triiodoth...,
The thyroid gland produces what h...,
What does calcitonin do
3  cards
Parathyroid Gland
What does the parathyroid hormone do,
What hormone does the parathyroid...,
What glands are antagonists
3  cards
Adrenal Cortex
What does mineralocorticoids do,
What hormone does the adrenal cor...,
What does glucocorticoids do
4  cards
Adrenal Medulla
What does epinephrine and norepin...,
What hormones does the adrenal me...
2  cards

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