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| negative feedback | what regulates endocrine system, works like a thermostat |
| tropic | ____________ hormones target other endocrine glands |
| pituitary | the gland that is the master endocrine gland |
| melatonin | what the pineal gland produces |
| iodine | the element necessary for thyroid function |
| follicle stimulating | the hormone that stimulates production of ova and sperm |
| luteinizing | the hormone that stimulates ovaries and testes |
| epinephrine | the fight or flight hormone, also called adrenaline |
| growth | the hormone that targets bones and skeletal muscles and determines final body size |
| parathyroid | the hormone that raises blood calcium levels by targeting bone cells to release calcium |
| insulin | the hormone released when blood sugar levels are high, it is necessary if glucose is to be taken up by most body cells |
| thymosin | the hormone that programs T lymphocytes |
| antidiuretic | the hormone that prevents urine production, also called vasopressin |
| prolactin | the hormone that stimulates milk production |
| glucagon | the hormone that is the antagonist of insulin |
| aldosterone | the hormone that is important in regulating the salt content of the blood |
| thyroxine | the major metabolic hormone produced by the thyroid |
| pancreas | a mixed endocrine and exocrine gland |
| neural | the posterior pituitary and adrenal medulla are made up of ________ tissue |
| goiter | results when the diet is deficient in iodine |
| Graves' | a form of hyperthyroidism that results in an enlarged thyroid and bulging eyes is _______________ disease |
| acromegaly | hypersecretion of growth hormone in adulthood |
| diabetes | ____________ mellitus causes high blood glucose levels |
| cretinism | hyposecretion of thyroxine during childhood that can lead to mental retardation |
| Cushing's | the syndrome characterized by a moon face and buffalo hump |
| hormones | chemical messengers released into the blood |
| endocrine | the type of glands that are ductless |
| posterior | the ______________ pituitary stores oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone |
| calcitonin | hormone released by the thyroid gland that decreases blood calcium levels |
| human chorionic gonadotropin | the hormone that pregnancy tests detect |
| nervous | the two regulatory of the body are the endocrine system and the __________ system |
| calcium | the thyroid and parathyroid control ______ levels |
