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hormone chemical that travels through blood and effects a target
target cell the cells or organ that a hormone affects
endocrine gland a gland that secretes into the bloodstream
exocrine gland a gland that secretes through a tube-like duct
thyroid gland produces thyroxine
thryoxine hormone that increases the metabolic rate of cells in the body
hyperthyroidism a disease in which too much thyroxine is made - result is nervousness
parathyroid glndproduces parathyroid hormone
parathyr.hormonecauses calcium to be taken out of the bones and put into blood
adrenal cortex makes corticosteroids
aldosterone hormone that regulates sodium and water excreted by kidneys
adrenal medulla makes adrenaline
adrenaline also called epinephrine - increases heart beat and blood pressure
estrogen hormone that produces female secondary sex characteristics
testosterone hormone that produces male secondary sex characteristics
progesterone prepares the uterus for a developing embryo
pancreas makes insulin and glucagon
islet Langerhansgroups of cells in pancreas that make the hormone
pineal gland produces melatonin
goiter disorder in which thryoid gland enlarges often due to lack of iodine
insulin hormone that allows sugar to be used by the body cells
glucagon hormone that makes liver break down glycogen into sugars
pituitary makes many hormones that control other glands
growth hormone pituitary hormone that makes muscles and bones develop
prolactin pituitary hormone that stimulates production of milk
TSH thryroid stimulating hormone - a pituitary hormone
TSH makes the thryoid gland make its hormone
FSH follice stimulating hormone - a pituitary hormone
FSH makes the egg develop in the follicle
ADH antidiuretic hormone - a pituitary hormone
ADH makes the kidney reabsorb more water into the blood
calcitonin thryoid hormone that makes calcium be deposited into bones
corticosteroids adrenal hormones similar in structure (steroids)
cortisol steroid hormone reduces inflammation; brings glucose into blood
aldosterone steroid hormone makes kidneys reabsorb sodium and water