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| what lobes are the pituitary divided into? | anterior and posterior |
| feedback control | the regulation of the rate of a process by the last step in the process |
| negative feedback control | the last step stops the first step |
| postitive feedback control | last step accelerates the first step |
| insulin | a hormone that stimulates cells to take up sugar from the blood |
| beta cells | special cells that produce insulin |
| glucagon | stimulates the liver and muscles to convert stored glycogen into glucose |
| alpha cells | special cells that produce glucagon |
| diabetes mellitus | a disorder in which the body is unable to control blood sugar levels |
| Type I diabetes | also called juvenile diabetes, pancreas fail to produce inulin |
| Type II diabetes | develops in ppl over age 40. insulin is produced, body does not respod properly |
| luteinizing hormone | stimulates the gonads to produce sex hormones |
| follicle stimulating hormone | stimulates the gonads to produce gametes, or sex cells |
| gonads | testes and ovaries |
| the beginning mark of puberty | the release of LH and FSH from the pituitary glands |
