Glossary, Chapter 9

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Table 9.3 Anatomy and Physiology Terms Relating to Endocrine System

adrenal cortex (n); adrenal cortices (pl)   adrenal medulla (n); adrenal medullae (pl)   androgen (n); androgenic (adj)   antagonist (n); antagonize (v); antagonism (n)   calcitonin (n)    catecholamine (n)   colloid (n)   endocrine gland (n)   estrogen (n)   exocrine gland (n)  glucagon (n)   glucocorticoid (n)   homeostasis (n)   hormone (n)   hyperglycemia (n); hyperglycemic (adj)   hypoglycemia (n); hypoglycemic (adj)  hypothalamus (n)   insulin (n)   islets of Langerhans (n)   isthmus (n)   melatonin (n)   metabolism (n); metabolite (n); metabolic (adj)   mineralocorticoid (n)   negative feedback   ovary (n); ovaries (pl)   pancreas (n); pancreatic (adj)   parathyroid (n)   pineal body (n)   placenta (n)   progesterone (n)   prototype (n)   somatostatin (n)   testis (n); testes (pl)   testosterone (n)   thymosin (n)   thymus (n)   thyroid (n)   thyroxine T4 (n)   triiodothyronine T3 (n)   tropic hormones (n)