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ADENO
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GLAND
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-CRINE
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TO SECRETE
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CORTISOL
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REGULATES CARBOHYDRATES LEVELS IN THE BODY, SUPRESS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
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AIDOSTERONE
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REGULATES ELECTROLYTES AND FLUID VOLUME IN BODY
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EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
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INTENSIFIES RESPONSE DURING STRESS, "FIGHT OR FLIGHT" RESPONSE
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INSULIN
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STIMULATES LIVER TO RELEASE GLUCOSE INTO THE BLOOD, (SUGAR INTO CELLS)
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OXYTOCIN
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STIMULATES UTERINE CONTRACTIONS AND RELEASES MILK INTO DUCTS
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CALCITONIN
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STIMULATES DEPOSITION OF CALCIUM INTO BONE
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WHERE ARE THE ADRENAL GLANDS LOCATED
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THE TWO ADRENAL GLANDS ARE LOCATED ABOVE EACH OF THE KIDNEYS
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PITUITARY GLAND
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KNOWN AS THE MASTER GLAND BECAUSE SEVERAL OF ITS SECRETIONS REGULATE OTHER ENDOCRINE GLANDS
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TESTES
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PRODUCE SPERM AND THE MALE SEX HORMONE TESTOSTERONE
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THYMUS GLAND
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IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
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METABOLISM
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SUM OF ALL CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN THE BODY
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ADRENOMEGALLY
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ENLARGED ADRENAL GLAND
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HYPOCALCEMIA
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LOW CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD
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