ENDOCRINE GLANDS STUDY SHEET

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Date:__________

1. The human body has ___ types of glands, ____ and ________ glands.

2. Duct glands are also known as _________ glands.

3. Ducts are ______.

4. Examples of duct glands are ____ ______, _____ ______ and ________ ______.

5. Ductless glands are also known as _________ glands.

6. The secretions of ductless glands are called ________.

7. Endocrine glands release their secretions into the _____ ______ to be carried to other locations where they take their ______.

8. Examples of endocrine glands are: the _________, _______, __________, ________, ________, ______, and _______.

9. The study of endocrine glands is called _____________.

10. The word hormone was derived from the _____ word ___________ which means "__ ______."

11. The primary function of endocrine glands is to ________ ______ and ______.

12. The pituitary gland is also known as the _________.

13. The pituitary gland is called the "______ _____" because its various hormones ________ all other _________ ______.

14. The pituitary gland is located in the _____ near the top of the _____ ____.

15. The pituitary gland is connected to the brain by a _____ _____ called the ____________.

16. The pituitary gland is about the size of a ______.

17. The pituitary gland is divided into _____ regions,

18. The word "anterior" means _____ ____.

19. The word "posterior" means ____ ____.

20. The ________ ____ is the largest region of the pituitary gland.

21. The second largest region of the pituitary gland is the ________ ____.

22. The smallest region of the pituitary gland is the ____ __________.

23. The pars intermedia is located between the ________ ____ and the _________ _____.

24. The anterior lobe of the pituitary produces the ___________ _______, which in people is commonly called the _____ ______ _______ (_ _ _).

25. If HGH is produced in greater than normal quantities, the _____ grow ____ ____.

26. HGH acts to prevent the _________ ________ from forming, making continued ______ possible in these bones.

27. The result of a greater than normal production of HGH is _________ ________, and they may grow to be _ ____ ____.

28. ________ is accompanied by a corresponding ________ in the size of the ________ ______.

29. If there is an increased secretion of HGH after the appearance of the _________ ____, the ____ _____ do not grow. However, there is growth in the bones of the ____, _____ and ____.

30. If there is an increased secretion of HGH after the appearance of the epiphyseal line, the result is called ___________.

31. Deficiency of HGH causes _________ _______, and these people are often referred to as being _______.

32. If ________ is recognized early in a _____ or __________, HGH produced through _______ __________ can be administered causing the child to ____.

33. A second hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary is _________.

34. In mammals, _________ stimulates the production of ____ in the _______ ______.

35. Prolactin may also stimulate ________ ________.

36. A third hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary is the ______ __________ _______. This hormone causes the _______ _____ to function, and if this hormone is absent, the _______ ______ _____ _____.

37. The anterior lobe of the pituitary also produces the _________________ ______ (_ _ _ _).

38. ACTH influences the amount of __________ produced by the ______ of the _______ ______.

39. __________ help regulate the amount of ________ in our bodies, as well as ____________ __________.

40. The two gonadotropic hormones produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary are the ________-___________ _______ and the __________ _______

41. The ________-___________ _______ (_ _ _) causes egg cells and sperm cells to mature so that ____________ can occur.

42. The __________ _______ (_ _) works with the __________-___________ _______ to prepare the female body to _______ a developing child during ________.

43. The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland secretes ___ hormones, the _____________ _______ (_ _ _) and the ________ _______.

44. ADH controls the __________ of water from the _______ into the _____ ______.

45. If ADH is deficient, the _____ ______ does not _________ water from the _______ and _____ is formed in ______ amounts.

46. If ADH is deficient, the resulting disease is called ________ _________, which may result in the excretion of as much as _ _ ________ of _____ per day.

47. ADH also increases _____ ________.

48. Vasopressin is _ _ _.

49. ADH acts on the walls of ________ to produce an ________ in blood pressure.

50. Another term for high blood pressure is ____________.

51. A diuretic drug stimulates _________, usually by __________ the action of _ _ _.

52. By stimulation urination, ________ ______ are useful in controlling ____ _____ ________.

53. The ________ _______ (________) causes the ____________ which lead to child birth, and it increases _____ ________ and decreases the formation of ____ during ________.

54. The pars intermedia produces a hormone called __________.

55. ______ is known of the function of __________ in people.

56. In ____, intermedin functions to ______ the ______.

57. The _______ _____ is located in the approximate area of the throat.

58. The thyroid gland lies along side the ______.

59. The thyroid gland is shaped like the letter _.

60. The thyroid gland uses ______ and the amino acid _________ to produce the hormones ________ and ________________, both of which function to regulate ________ _________.

61. __________ refers to all of the processes than make _______ available to _____.

62. Thyroxin and triiodothyronine regulate the conversion of ________ to _______.

63. ________ is stored glucose.

64. The deficiency of _________ results in a _________ in the __________ rate, causing a condition called ______________.

65. If _____________ occurs during _______ or _________ the result is called _________.

66. _________ is characterized by _______ physical growth and ______ _____________.

67. If hypothyroidism occurs in an adult, it results in such symptoms as: _______ ____ ___________, _ _________ __ ______ ________ and _____ _____, _______ __ ___ _____ and ____, ____ __ ______, ______ _____ and __________.

68. Hypothyroidism is treated medically by administering ________.

69. The opposite of hypothyroidism is _______________.

70. ______________ results from an ____-__________ of _________.

71. The symptoms of hyperthyroidism include:_____ _____ ____, ________ __ _____ ________, _________ __ ___________ (resulting in ______ ____), ____ ____, an increase in ____ ___________, excess ________, and ___________.

72. People suffering from ____________ may eat very large amounts of ____ and still ____ ______.

73. Hypothyroidism is treated by ________ part of the _______ _____ and by the use of ____ _________.

74. A ______ is an enlarged thyroid gland, which results in a ________ in the ____.

75. A ______ can result from either _____ or ____________, but it is more common in ______________.

76. A ______ is generally caused by a lack of _______.

77. The _______ ___________ _______ of the pituitary gland causes the _______ _____ to ____. But without _______, no _________ is produced. The pituitary gland responds to this by making the _______ _____ work ______ and ______. Therefore, like a ______ that you work with a _______, the _______ _____ gets ______.

78. We get most of our iodine from ________ and from __________ grown in soil which contains ______.

79. Iodine is often supplemented in the diet by including it in ____ (_______ ____).

80. On the back side of the thyroid gland are ____ small bodies known as the ___________ ______.

81. The parathyroid glands are the _________ endocrine glands.

82. The parathyroid glands produce the ___________ _______ which plays an important role in regulating _______ and ________ _____ in blood.

83. _______ and ________ ions are very important in _____ and ______ function, and in maintaining ____ structure.

84. _______ _ is important to the ___________ ______because it promotes retention of _______ and ________.

85. Without _______ _ bones cannot develop and they become ____ and ____, resulting in the disease called _______.

86. The _______ ______ look like caps sitting on top of each ______.

87. Each adrenal gland is composed of ___ distinct regions: an outer area called the _______ _______, and an inner part called the _______ _______.

88. The adrenal cortex produces hormones that belong to a group of chemical compounds known as ______________, _________, or just ________.

89. The adrenal cortex makes over _ _ different steroids.

90. The adrenal cortex has _____ layers, and each layer produces different _______________.

91. The steroids of the outer layer of the adrenal cortex are called _________________.

92. The steroids of the middle layer of the adrenal cortex are called _________________.

93. The steroids of the inner layer of the adrenal cortex are called __________ ________.

94. ___________ is the main mineralocorticoid, and functions to cause the _______ to reabsorb ______ and excrete _________, thus keeping these two ____ in _______.

95. _______________ is the principle glucocorticoid, which helps regulate the __________ of _____________, ________ and ____. It also helps us deal with ______.

96. Glucocorticoids cause a rapid destruction of certain _____ _____ _____, thereby _______ our resistance to ______.

97. Because glucocorticoids depress the ______ ______, they are used to treat many _________ ________.

98. The production of glucocorticoids is under the control of _ _ _ _ produced by the pituitary gland.

99. The androgenic hormones are called ________ and are _____ ___ ________.

100. ___________ is the main androgen.

101. While the adrenals of males and females produce near _____ amounts of androgens, males have an __________ ______ of androgens produced by the ________.

102. If the adrenal cortex produces insufficient amounts of ___________ and ___________ the result is called _______'_ _______.

103. The symptoms of Addison's Disease include: __________ _________, ________, ________ ________, ________, _______, ____ of ______, ___ _____ _________, and _________ ____________ of the _____ (________).

104. Addison's Disease can often be controlled with _______ ___________ _______.

105. Excess production of ACTH or a _____ within the adrenal cortex results in ________'_ _______.

106. The symptoms of Cushing's Disease include: _______, ____ _____ ________, a _____ "_____" ____, ________ ________ a tendency to _______ _______, and ____ _______ of _____ _______.

107. The adrenal medulla produces ____________ and ____________, often called _________ and ___________.

108. Epinephrine and norepinephrine are involved in the ______ ________ called the "_____ or ______ ________."

109. When confronted with danger, epinephrine and norepinephrine ________ the _____ _______ of the _______ and _________ ______, dilate blood vessels in the _____ and _____, raise _____ ________, and _________ respiration. They also constrict the blood vessels of the _____ so that we will lose less _____ should we be ______, ___ or ____.

110. Epinephrine and norepinephrine rapidly convert ________ to _______, so that we might have extra ______.

111. Epinephrine and norepinephrine cause more __________________ to be available to our _______ ______, so that our nerves can activate more ______ _____ making us ______ and ________.

112. All the changes made by ___________ and ____________ prepare us to respond to ______.

113. The ________ lies between the kidneys.

114. Cells in the pancreas called the ______ of ___________ are scattered throughout the pancreas.

115. The Islets of Langerhans have two types of cells: alpha cells which produce a hormone called ________, and beta cells which produce a hormone called _______.

116. _______ is the hormone which escorts _______ across the ____ ________.

117. Without _______, glucose cannot enter the cell to be used to produce ______.

118. ________ functions to cause the _____ to convert more ________ to _______, thereby, _______ the _____ _____ _____.

119. If the ______ of ________ stop or lessen their production of _______, the result is ________ _______.

120. The symptoms of diabetes mellitus include: ____ of ______, excessive ______, ________ in _________, _______ in the ____, and _______.

121. When glucose cannot enter cells, the _____ _____ _____ is ____.

122. A high blood sugar level causes _____ to be ________ in ____.

123. High volumes of _____ are needed to remove the _____ from the _______. Since water is used for this purpose, ______ occurs to _______ this lost _____.

124. In diabetes mellitus, since _______ is not available for cells to produce ______, _________ is used instead. This produces ______-____, as ________ is no longer available to form __________.

125. In diabetes mellitus, when cells attempt to use ___ to produce energy, the ___ is incompletely ______ and forms ______ ______.

126. ______ ______ are highly _____ and damage many parts of the ____.

127. Ketone bodies may be at least partially responsible for _______ ____ (______________).

128. There are _____ causes for diabetes.

129. In ________ ________, because of ________, it is suspected that when the child contracts a ________ _____, the ______ _____ makes a _____ _____ ____ to eat the _____. However, this particular _____ _____ ____ thinks that ____ _____ do not belong to the body and _____ them, too. The result is __ _______ ________ _____ at all, requiring an _________ of _______ before each ____.

130. In _____-_____ ________ there are ____ _____ which still produce _______. However, because of factors, such as being ____-______, there is not enough _______ to serve these large ___ _____.

131. _____-_____ ________ may be controlled by ____, by _____ _________ or _______ __________.

132. Insulin must be _________ as _________ destroys _______.

133. For many years diabetics injected insulin acquired from _______.

134. Today _____ _______ can be made by _______ __________.

135. The opposite of diabetes is __________.

136. ____________ occurs when the pancreas produces ___ ____ _______. Since insulin _______ _______ across the cell membrane, there is ____ sugar inside of _____ and a ___ _____ _____ level.

137. In hypoglycemia, the _________ reads the low blood sugar level and causes the perception of ______.

138. Many hypoglycemics appear to be ______ almost all of the time. For this reason hypoglycemics often ___ __________ and ____ ______.

139. Hypoglycemics often feel _____, _____ and develop the "______."

140. Most hypoglycemia can be controlled by ____--eating ___ small ________ meals each day.

141. The ______ are the sex glands and consist of the _______ in females and the ______ in males.

142. Testes produce _____ and _____ ___ ________.

143. Ovaries produce ______ ___ ________.

144. The effect of sex hormones usually becomes noticeable between the ages of _ _ and _ _ years of age when most boys and girls reach _______.

145. _______ is the biological event which brings the _____ into ___________.

146. Puberty occurs earlier for _____ than for ____.

147. Puberty begins when the ________ _____ releases the ____________ _______, which acts on the ______ causing them to become functionally ______.

148. The gonads become functionally mature, the person will some become ___________ ______, and their gonads will greatly _______ their production of ___ ________.

149. Sex hormones produce the _________ ___ _________ for the two sexes.

150. Secondary sex characteristics include: ______ hair in _____, the appearance of ______ in _______, _____ and ________ hair, lower _____ for both sexes, and the other characteristics which describe ___ and _____.

151. _____ different groups of hormones are produced by the various organs of the ______ ___________ ______. These hormones are called the __________ ________ (commonly called ________).

152. ____-_______ is responsible for maintaining the ______ environment, and effects ________.

153. ____________ makes the uterus favorable to the reception of a developing ______.

154. _______ _____________ prevents ovulation during ________.

155. Male sex hormones are called _________.

156. The main androgen is the _______ hormone known as ____________.

157. _________ causes males to have ______ ______ ____, and to be more _________ in ________.

158. The ______ ______ is attached to the lower surface of the _____ and is sometimes considered to be an _________ _____.

159. The pineal gland secretes two hormones: _________ and _________.

160. _________ functions as a neurotransmitter, and has been proven to be involved in some __________.

161. The pineal gland is stimulated by ________ to produce _________.

162. The lack of ________ in winter can result in a type of __________ called ________ __________ _________ or _ _ _.

163. _ _ _ can usually be treated with __________ ______, or with ____________ drugs such as ______.

164. _________ may be a hormone which triggers _____.

165. _________ may also be useful to correct "___ ___," as it can be used to alter our "__________ ______."

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