CH 12 Endocrine System

A hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that is important in the regulation of water and salt balance in the body

cells located in the islet of langerhans that secrete glucagon

male sex hormones

one of the two portions of the pituitary gland; it produces hormones that are not neurohormones; also called the andeohypophysis

a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary lobe of the pituitary gland, it constricts blood vessels and raises the blood pressure, also called vasopressin

cells located in the islets of langerhans that secrete insulin

a hormone produced by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland that is important in the regulation of calcium levels in the body

any of several steroids secreted by the adrenal gland

a disorder of the pituitary gland that results in large volumes of dilute urine

a condition that results from impaired production of insulin by the pancreas

glands that empty secretions (hormones) directly into the blood

a system of glands located throughout the body that secrete hormone that regulate many body functions, including growth, reproduction, temperature, metabolism, and blood pressure

glands that empty their products through ducts, usually onto epitherlial surfaces

a process that stimulates both the liver and the kidneys to produce glucose from noncarbohydrate molecules

a long polymer from which glucose is converted in the liver (animal starch)

proteins secreted by glands to regulate body functions

the gland that secretes hormones that regulate the function of many other glands in the body; also called the pituitary gland

basal part of the diencephalon, it regulates the function of the pituitary gland

compounds that travel from the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland in specialized set of blood vessels; also called releasing factors

a specialized group of cells in the pancreas where insulin and glucagon are produces

the concept that once the desired effect of a hormone has been achieved, further production of the hormone is inhibited until it is needed again; also called feedback inhibition

hormones that are secreted by the posterior pituitary lobe

a hormone that causes the smooth muscles of the pregnant uterus to contract and milk to be released from the breasts of lactating women

an organ of both the endocrine and digestive systems, it produces the hormones insulin and glucagon