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As part of the endocrine system, the pancreas secretes three hormones directly into the blood.They are:

A) glucagon, insulin, and FSH.
B) FSH, LH, and insulin.
C) glucagon, insulin, and somatostatin.
D) somatostatin, glycogen, and aldosterone.

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Some hormones inhibit actions in the body; other hormones stimulate actions in the body.

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The ________ gland is known as the master gland of the body.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is:

Endocrinologists who only treat patients with diabetes mellitus are known as ________.

When hormones work in conjunction with one another, it is called ________.

A pregnant woman may be given the hormone ________ as a drug to stimulate her uterus to contract and begin labor.

It was in the middle of winter when the patient came to the doctor's office complaining of depression, weight gain, and problems with sleep.He was told that he had a condition related to hypersecretion of melatonin plus the lack of exposure to sunlight.He was diagnosed with:

An elevated level of sugar in the blood is known as ________.

Which is a dangerous complication associated with diabetes mellitus in which the byproduct of incomplete fat metabolism builds up in the patient's blood?

The combining form pituit/o- and ________ both mean pituitary gland.

Chronic and progressive enlargement of the thyroid gland is known as:

The prefix para- means:

________ is hypersecretion of prolactin, which causes secretion of milk from the breasts, even though the patient is not pregnant.

Which is the abbreviation for the hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the thyroid gland?

The suffix -ism means:

Which symptom is common to diabetes mellitus as well as diabetes insipidus?

Which of the following words is misspelled?

The combining form antagon/o- means:

Excessive amounts of ________ hormone during puberty cause gigantism.