Define the following: 1. A hormone involved in promoting uterine lining growth 2

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Define the following:
1. A hormone involved in promoting uterine lining growth
2. Produced in response to decreased blood sugar levels
3. Produced in response to increased blood sugar levels
4. Endocrine gland that produces sex hormones
5. Stimulates contraction of uterus
6. Another name for epinephrine
7. Produced in response to increased blood calcium levels
8. Endocrine gland that produces hormones involved in blood sugar level regulation
9. Type of dietary hypothyroidism
10. Fibrous tissue used to hold muscle to bone
11. A disease characterized by thinning and easily broken bones
12. Result of overproduction of growth hormone

Explanation / Answer

1) estrogen 2) glucagon 3) insulin 4) gonads 5) occitocin 6) adrenaline 7) parathyroid hormone 8) pancreas 9) goiter due to low iodine intake 10) ligament, tendon 11) osteoporosis 12) acromegaly (if before puberty: gigantism)

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