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- 2. The defining characteristic of diabetes mellitus is __________, which means that an individual has excessively high blood glucose levels.
- 4. Managing Type I diabetes involves regular injections of this peptide hormone.
- 6. An excess of growth hormone after puberty can lead to this condition.
- 7. This hormone does not respond to secretions of the anterior pituitary; instead, it is released in response to angiotensin II.
- 9. Also known as T4, this is the less active form of thyroid hormone.
- 11. Vasopressin is an example of a hormone released by the _______ pituitary.
- 13. _________’s disease involves the destruction of the thyroid gland, which results in hypothyroidism.
- 16. Cortisol, aldosterone, and some androgens are released by the adrenal _______.
- 17. A secondary endocrine disorder involves some dysfunction of the _________ gland.
- 19. Alpha cells in the pancreas release this hormone when blood glucose levels fall too low between meals.
- 20. A goiter is an overgrowth of the ________ gland.
- 21. ________ hormones control the hormonal secretions and growth of other endocrine glands.
- 23. Prolactin secretion is inhibited by _______.
- 24. When hormones work together to have a combined effect that is greater than what they could have accomplished individually.
- 25. Steroid hormones are derived from this molecule.
- 26. Growth hormone mainly stimulates the _______ to produce insulin-like growth factor 1.
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- 1. When one hormone requires the presence of another hormone in order to be fully effective.
- 3. A _________ endocrine disorder involves some defect of the hypothalamus.
- 5. Growth hormone-releasing hormone is inhibited by _________.
- 8. These hormones require a carrier protein to circulate in the bloodstream because they are not soluble in plasma on their own.
- 10. In addition to amplifying uterine contractions during childbirth, this hormone promotes the release of breast milk in response to a suckling infant.
- 12. These hormones can be stored intracellularly in vesicles, enabling the rate of synthesis to be different from the rate of secretion.
- 14. Hydrophilic hormones act on ________ receptors, which are often linked to second messenger pathways that allow for quick physiological responses.
- 15. Dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine are all hormones derived from this amino acid.
- 18. A deficiency of this essential mineral impacts thyroid hormone synthesis and can lead to the development of a goiter.
- 19. __________-releasing hormone acts on the anterior pituitary to promote the production and release of both luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone.
- 22. The main catecholamine released by the adrenal medulla.