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Chemical signals produced by 1 or more cells that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body.
It raises blood glucose levels and also stimulates the breakdown of fats and proteins for energy.
The Master endocrine gland, it produces tropic hormones that controls the actions of other endocrine glands.
increased pulse, increases blood pressure, increases blood flow to muscles, makes the air passages open wider, releases extra glucose to the bloodstream, gives a sudden burst of energy and prepares the body for intense physical activity.
A hormone that controls the amount of glucose in your bloodstream.
messengers that provide the body with info that is necessary to function properly
non-polar lipids that can cross the cell membrane into the organelles of target cells.
brings oxygen and nutrients to the cells and brings wastes and CO2 away from the cell. they also carry chemical messengers.
Leaky valve; blood will go back into the wrong direction which causes an inefficient pump
They carry blood back to the heart from the capillaries.
to help them withstand the intense pressure produced when the heart contracts.
the mixing of oxygen rich blood and oxygen poor blood
bring nutrients and oxygen to the tissues while absorbing CO2 and other wastes.
Between the atria and ventricles, and the exit of the left and right ventricles
large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the body.
sickle cell, iron deficiency, hypovolemic anemia
blood absorbs/ release heat. blood maintains a constant PH.
Composed by the anterior talofibular ligament, posterior talofibular ligament, and calcaneofibular ligament
Composed by the anterior tibiotalar ligament, tibiocalcaneal ligament, posterior tibiotalar ligament, and tibionavicular ligament
The subtalar joint is an articulation between two of the tarsal bones in the foot – the talus and calcaneus