cause white blood cells to mature. You need it for your immune system.
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Excessive alcohol drinking can keep the liver from releasing glucose into the blood stream. This can cause ___________.
hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar.
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Chronic pancreatitis is prolonged inflammation of the ________. This condition can cause blood sugar level of 100 mg/dL or higher. This is called _____________ and it can be treated with __________.
Pancreas / Hyperglycemia / Insulin
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The Pituitary Gland is located in the ________ and it stimulates ______________ and ____________________________.
Brain / skeletal growth / regulates the activities of other glands with direction from the Hypothalamus
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If a patient complains of weight gain, fatigue, cold intolerance, dry skin, and depression they may have _______________.
Hypothyroidism - when the Thyroid Gland does not produce enough hormones.
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The Thyroid Gland produces the hormones _________ and _______ which regulate ________________.
Thyroxine (T4) / Triiodothyronine (T3) / metabolism, growth and development
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The Parathyroid Glands secrete _____________ which helps the human body ________________.
Parathyroid Hormone / regulate Calcium levels
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What happens when the energy poor molecule called ADP is reduced?
It becomes the energy rich molecule ATP.
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The Pineal Gland secretes the hormones ___________ and __________ which affects the human body's _______________