adrenal glands. It is also known as hypocortisolism or adrenal insufficiency. The disease occurs when your adrenal glands do not produce sufficient amounts of certain hormones. The adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and more often than not‚ insufficient amounts of aldosterone. Autoimmune disease can be attributed to approximately 70 percent of the cause for Addison’s disease. The autoimmune system mistakenly attacks the adrenal glands and kills the outer layer of the gland. Examples
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and positive feedback loops. One of the main organs in the endocrine system is the pituitary gland located on the floor of the skull. The hormones produced by the pituitary have a variety of functions from metabolism to reproduction. The most well known function of the equine pituitary is the production of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by the pars intermedia. ACTH acts directly on the adrenal glands to stimulate the production of steroids‚ most notably cortisol in response to stress.
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HGH You may have never heard of hypopituitarism until your child was diagnosed with it. Hypopituitarism occurs when the anterior (front) lobe of the pituitary gland loses its ability to make hormones. The resulting symptoms depend on which hormones are no longer being produced by the gland. The pituitary gland controls many hormones including the growth hormone. A case with hypopituitarism could have symptoms that involve blood pressure‚ blood sugar‚ kidney function‚ sexual drive and multiple
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it is more noticeable in people with darker skin. Scientists have made a connection between Vitiligo and with certain autoimmune diseases‚ including adrenocortical insufficiency (when the adrenal gland doesn’t produce enough of a hormone called corticosteroid)‚ hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland)‚ pernicious anemia(a low level of red blood) and alopecia areata(patches of baldness). Vitiligo also sometimes runs in families. If a child’s parent has the disorder they are more likely to develop
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others organlles or cell strucuter. The sweet glands are also present in this layer and sebceous gland is also present .The sweat glands divided into 3 parts as secretory part from where the secretroy products is produce and next is the body or dense tube of sweat gland which transfer secreatory products towords the upper parts or epidermis of the skin for excretion.The sweat glands consist of tow kind of cells one is accrine and othe is apocrine sweat gland . Accrine is mainly presnt in sole and palm
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Stress Causes Aging Mercedes Malcolm Anatomy & Physiology Honors P5 May 16‚ 2013 Blanche Ely High School Submitted to Dr.Torres Table of Contents Page 3.……………………………………….....................................................Abstract Page 4.………………..………….................................................................Introduction Page 5.……………………………...........................................................................Body Page 10.……………………………......................
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Acne‚ Pimples - Causes‚ Treatment What is Acne or Pimples ? Acne (also known as Pimples) is a skin problem that affects almost all teenagers. The condition results from the action of hormones on the skin’s oil glands (sebaceous glands). The sebaceous glands make an oily substance called sebum that empties onto the skin surface through the hair follicle opening (pore). The mixture of oil and cells allows bacteria that normally live on the skin to grow in the follicle openings. When this happens
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Sept. 2014. Gigantism/ acromegaly Genetic Causes Abnormally high linear growth due to excessive action of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) while the epiphyseal growth plates are open during childhood. A tumor pushing on the pituitary gland causes it to secrete IGF-I. This affects the eleventh and thirteenth chromosome. Results Causes abnormal growth throughout the body‚ most noticeable in the hands‚ feet‚ height‚ weight and forehead. Symptoms Tall‚ Mild to moderate obesity‚ Macrocephaly
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saliva or medicine to stimulate the salivary glands is sometimes used. What are the salivary glands? The salivary glands make spit (saliva). Saliva is important in the breaking down of the food that you eat. It makes food moist‚ lubricating it as it passes from the mouth to the gullet. It also contains enzymes in the saliva which break down some of the starch and fat in your food. [pic] There are three pairs of glands that make saliva. From these glands‚ saliva drains into the mouth down short
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but doctors believe it results from several related factors. One important factor is the increasing levels of hormones. These hormones‚ called androgens (male sex hormones)‚ increase in both boys and girls during puberty and can cause the sebaceous glands to enlarge and make more sebum. Another factor is heredity or genetics. Researchers believe that the tendency to develop acne can be inherited from parents. For example‚ studies have shown that many school-age boys with acne have a family history
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