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The Endocrine System - FW Johnson Collegiate
The Endocrine System - FW Johnson Collegiate

... of the pancreas in dogs lead to what we now identify as symptoms of diabetes. Although this shed some light on the endocrine system, many glands produce more than one hormone, and levels of some hormones affect the level of other hormones. - To study hormones today, scientists inject radioactive tra ...
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File - Martin Ray Arcibal

... activation of vitamin D from the liver, stimulating the uptake of Ca2+ from the food by the intestines. Because of this uptake of calcium ions, the production of PTH is stimulated, which in turn increases the level of calcium ions in the blood. High levels of calcium ions in the blood will trigger a ...
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... the secretion of two hormones: 1. Thyroxin – increases the rate of cellular respiration by increasing oxygen uptake in cells -Regulates energy metabolism of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. Increase rate of cellular respiration -Also helps with development and organization of cells into tissues - ...
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The Endocrine System

...  They also help to keep up sexual function in both women and men.  In women, most of them are changed into ____________ by fat and muscle cells. After _______________, when the ovaries no longer make estrogen, this is the main source of estrogen made in the body.  Hypersecretion can cause a “manl ...
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Anatomy and Physiology PowerPoint Part 3 of 6

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Cardiac physiology



Cardiac physiology or heart function is the study of healthy, unimpaired function of the heart: involving blood flow; myocardium structure; the electrical conduction system of the heart; the cardiac cycle and cardiac output and how these interact and depend on one another.
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