| Names of Glands | Names of Hormones | Functions of Hormones | Hormone Malfunctions | Hormone and Gland Locations |
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What is the "master gland"
Another name for the pituitary gland
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What are Insulin and Glucagon
The main hormones released by the pancreas
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They control homeostasis, growth, and development
what is the overall importance of hormones
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A negative feedback system
What kind of feedback system do most hormones use to maintain homeostasis?
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On top of the kidneys
Where are the adrenal glands located?
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What is the Adrenal gland
A gland that sits above your kidneys
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What is Protein and Steroid hormones
The names of the two different types of hormones
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Regulates your biological/circadian rythms
What function does melanin have
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Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
What hormones are mainly used to combat stress?
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The thyroid is ventral to the parathyroid
Where is the parathyroid in relation to the thyroid?
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What is the Thyroid and Parathyroid glands
The two principle glands in your neck
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Calcitonin
____ is the thyroid hormone responsible for resorption of bone
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The bone
What is the target area for calcitonin
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Hypersecretion
What is it called when a gland releases too high of a hormone concentration?
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Inferior to the Hypothalamus
Where is the pituitary gland located?
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What is the Hypothalamus
A part of the brain linking the nervous and endocrine systems
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What is Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
The hormones that help cope with stress
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It reduces the glucose concentration in the body
How does Insulin affect the body
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The pancreas
What gland does diabetes affect the most?
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The kidneys
What organ is ADH normally sent to?
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What are the Gonads
Glands that have a different purpose depending on your sex
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What is Prolactin
The hormone responsible for producing milk during pregnancy, and after birth
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Epinephrine affects the heart, and Norepinephrine affects blood vessels
What is the difference between Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
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Type 1 diabetes is an insulin deficiency, whereas type 2 diabetes is an insulin resistance
What is the difference between type 1 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes?
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The Hypothalamus
What controls the secretion of most hormones?
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