Chapter 13

Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and malfunctions of the endocrine glands

increases the level of glucose in the bloodstream by stimulating the liver to convert glycogen into glucose

stimulates the sympathetic nervous system in response to stress and other stimuli

condition caused by deficient secretion of any gland especially an endocrine gland

hormone secreted by adipocytes

regulates the growth of bone muscle and other body tissue

stimulates and maintains the secretion of breast milk after childbirth

stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth

administered to induce or speed up labor synthetic form of oxytocin

enlargement of the extremities

any disorder of pituitary function

one of the two primary thyroid hormones, which influence the rate of metabolism

congenital form of hypothyroidism

severe form of hypothyroidism

characterized by abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood

characterized by periodic painful muscle spasms and tremors

caused by very low blood sugar

synthetic equivalent or corticosteroids produced by the body

excessive thirst

medication which works within the cells to combat insulin resistance and to help insulin let blood sugar into the cells

damage to the verves

inflammation of the thymus gland

reproductive cell

condition of excessive mammary development in males

surgical removal of the pineal body