Endocrine System

5. mellitus lack of insulin secretion or resistance of insulin in promoting sugar,starch,and fat metabolism in cells
7. excessive production of a hormone that increases blood calcium
11. benign tumor of the adrenal medulla
12. disease hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex
13. secretion by the thyroid gland called T4 that increases metabolism
14. part of the thyroid gland that connects the two lateral lobes

1. of Langerhans endocrine tissue of the pancreas consists of specialized hormone-producing cells
2. virilism excessive secretion of adrenal androgens
3. goiter occurs in the throat due to lack of iodine in the diet
4. removal of the parathyroid glands
6. syndrome group of signs and symptoms produced by excess cortisol form the adrenal cortex
8. secretion by the parathyroid glands called PTH that increases blood calcium
9. excess secretion of insulin causing hypoglycemia
10. secretion by the pineal gland called the biological clock