What hormone is released from the parathyroid glands? What is the function?What are the effects of the parathyroid gland on the bones; kidney and intestinesKnow the functions of aldosterone shown in figure 16.14 and Table 16.4What stimulates aldosterone release?What does it do to the kidney? What does it do to blood sodium and fluid levels?What is the function of cortisol?What are its target organs and effects?What is cushing disease disease? What is addisons disease?Epinephrine and norepinephrineWhat stimulates its releaseWhat are its target organs and effects?What happens if there is hypersecretion?Know figure 16.16What hormones causes the short term stress response?What occurs in the body in the short term stress response?What hormones causes the long term stress response?What occurs in the body in the short term stress response?Know figure 16.18What is the function of insulin? What cells release it?What is the function of glucagon? What cells release itWhat are the effects of these hormones on glycogen

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What hormone is released from the parathyroid glands? What is the function?
1. What are the effects of the parathyroid gland on the bones; kidney and intestines
Know the functions of aldosterone shown in figure 16.14 and Table 16.4
1. What stimulates aldosterone release?
2. What does it do to the kidney? What does it do to blood sodium and fluid levels?
3. What is the function of cortisol?
  1. What are its target organs and effects?
  2. What is cushing disease disease? What is addisons disease?
4. Epinephrine and norepinephrine
  1. What stimulates its release
  2. What are its target organs and effects?

What happens if there is hypersecretion?

Know figure 16.16
1. What hormones causes the short term stress response?
2. What occurs in the body in the short term stress response?
3. What hormones causes the long term stress response?
4. What occurs in the body in the short term stress response?
Know figure 16.18
1. What is the function of insulin? What cells release it?
2. What is the function of glucagon? What cells release it
3. What are the effects of these hormones on glycogen

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Please repost the remaining subparts in the next question.

An endocrine gland is a gland that pours its secretions into the blood directly so as to reach the final target structure. In this type of gland, ducts are absent.

The main endocrine glands are:-

I ) Pituitary gland

II ) Adrenal gland

III) Pancreas

IV ) Pineal gland

V ) Thyroid gland

VI) Hypothalamus

VII) Gonads