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1) Introduction to Endocrinology
What is the classical definition ...,
What does the modern definition o...,
What is endocrinology about
95  cards
2) Endocrine Doping in Sports
What does wampoles preparation co...,
What substances were tested posit...,
Which country is banned from the ...
102  cards
3) Hormone Action
What often occurs during the tran...,
Why must we possess specific rece...,
What are target proteins
157  cards
4) Hypothalamic Axis
What was the basis of our thinkin...,
How did aristotle describe the pi...,
What did rathke describe in the 1...
99  cards
5) Posterior Pituitary
What hormone does the supraoptic ...,
What hormone does the paraventric...,
Where are nuclei located
91  cards
6) Anterior Pituitary
How is the structure of anterior ...,
Which anterior pituitary hormones...,
Which anterior pituitary hormones...
144  cards
7) Thyroid Gland
What are the three structures tha...,
Where is the thyroid gland located,
What are the functional units of ...
179  cards
8) Calcium Metabolism
Which mechanisms are elicited whe...,
Which mechanisms are elicited whe...,
What is the physiological role of...
151  cards
9) Adrenal Gland
What stimulates the release of crh,
What inhibits the release of crh,
Where are the adrenal glands located
135  cards
10) Adrenal Medulla
The adrenal medulla constitutes _...,
The adrenal medulla and pre gangl...,
The adrenal medulla is under cons...
78  cards
11) Autoimmunity
What is the underlying cause of a...,
Does genetic predisposition affec...,
Which age group tends to develop ...
90  cards
Midterm II Review
How do negative anions affect thy...,
How does propylthiouracil affect ...,
How do goitrogens affect thyroid ...
35  cards
12) Sex Differentiation
What is the common primordium for...,
What does the mullerian duct beco...,
What does the urogenital sinus be...
174  cards
13) Female Reproductive Endocrinology
What occurs in terms of germ cell...,
What phase of meiosis do oocytes ...,
Oocytes are surrounded by what to...
154  cards
14) Pancreas, Gastrointestinal Hormones and Leptin
What is central to many metabolic...,
Which tissues are dependent on gl...,
The brain uses 60 of _________ gl...
172  cards

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