Textbook of Basic Nursing 12th Edition Rosdahl Test Bankmerged /Textbook of Basic Nursing Rosdahl Ch. 20 The Endocrine System

Textbook of Basic Nursing 12th Edition Rosdahl Test Bankmerged /Textbook of Basic Nursing Rosdahl Ch. 20 The Endocrine System By lw Adenohypophysis - CORRECT ANSWERS-The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland Adrenal Gland - CORRECT ANSWERS-Two glands, each consisting of an adrenal medulla and a cortex, of which one sits atop each kidney. Corticosteroid - CORRECT ANSWERS-Compounds secreted by the outer part of the adrenal glands Endocrinology - CORRECT ANSWERS-the branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones. Endrocrine Gland - CORRECT ANSWERS-glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct. Erythropoietin - CORRECT ANSWERS-Glycoprotein hormone produced in the adult's kidney and in the child's liver with stimulates red blood cell production Exocrine Gland - CORRECT ANSWERS-secrete special substances into ducts that open onto the body's external or internal surface. Not apart of the endocrine system. Gland - CORRECT ANSWERS-An organ that that secretes or excretes hormones and other substances Glucagon - CORRECT ANSWERS-Horomon secreted by the Alpha cells, which raises blood suga