oxytocin		antioxidant and amine hormone derived from serotonin
hypothalamus		hormone that prevents wide swings in water balance
endemic		follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormone
permissiveness		insulin-producing cells
norepinephrine		butterfly shaped gland
antidiuretic		low glucose levels
insulin		released in higher amounts during childbirth
gonadotropins		potent hyperglycemic agent
melatonin		glucagon-synthesizing cells
aldosterone		synthesized from cholesterol by the adrenal cortex
growth		only gonadal adrenocortical hormones are these
pancreas		the situation when one hormone cannot exert its full effects withou another hormone being present
parathyroid		a mixed gland composed of both endocrine and exocrine gland cells
steroids		produced by parafollicular cells in the thyroid
calcitonin		funnel shaped stalk that connects pituitary gland and the hypothalamus
hypoglycemia		lowers blood glucose
testosterone		a condition where the thyroid gland enlarges and protrudes
corticosteroids		produces and releases hormones
beta		a hormone that is produced by somatotrophs
glucagon		the most potent of the mineralocorticoids
infundibulum		initiates the maturation of the male reproductive organs
alpha		The scientific study of hormones and the endocrine organs
endocrinology		the more prominent of the two catecholines
thyroid		glands hidden in the thyroid gland