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What disease that results when the pancreas does not produce sufficient insulin?
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diabetes
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What is the general term for glands that secrete their products to the outside of the body?
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exocrine glands
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What is the common name for epinephrine?
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adrenaline
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stimulates the body to repair itself following an injury or stress
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cortisol
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What thyroid hormone that regulates general activities related to metabolism and oxidation?
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thyroxine
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melatonin
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melatonin
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What condition that is the result of a lack of iodine, causing the thyroid gland to enlarge?
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goiter
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speeds up heartbeat and increases supply of blood to skeletal muscles
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epinephrine |
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What hormone that signals the liver and muscles to remove glucose from the blood and store it as glycogen?
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insulin
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growth hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland
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somatotropin
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