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A cell that burns fuel to produce energy?
The Endocine System
What nervous system organ is also in the endocine system?
brain
What is the endocine system?
The body system that consists of the endocrine glands and functions to help regulate body activities.
Distinguish between a simple gland compound gland tubular gland and alveolar gland?
is pituitary gland tubular
What gland is responsible for how fast you use up the food you eat?
thyroid gland
Is an adenoid a gland?
No
What is the meaning of lymphoid?
Resembling lymph; also, resembling a lymphatic gland; adenoid; as, lymphoid tissue.
Is the bladder part of the endocine system?
No, the Endocrine System is made up of a system of glands that produce hormones to regulate the body. Ex. Pineal gland, Pituatary gland, Thyroid gland, Thymus, Adrenal gland, Pancreas, Ovaries and Testes.
What is the suffix for adenoid?
The suffix for adenoid is -oid, which means resembling or shaped like.
What is the medical definition for adenoid hypertrophy?
Adenoid hypertrophy is the abnormal enlargement of the adenoid glands located in the back of the nose and throat. This condition can obstruct the airway, leading to symptoms such as difficulty breathing, snoring, and recurrent sinus or ear infections. Treatment may involve medications, surgical removal of the adenoids, or other interventions depending on the severity of symptoms.
What is the meaning of adenoid?
Glandlike; glandular.
What is an adenoid?
An adenoid is one of two folds of lymphatic tissue covered by ciliated epithelium, found in the roof and posterior wall at the back of the throat.
A cell that burns fuel to produce energy?
The Endocine System
What nervous system organ is also in the endocine system?
brain
Which organ causes the onset of the menstrual cycle?
the Endocine system.
List of different glands of the body?
An endocrine gland is a ductless gland that produces and secretes hormones into the blood or lymph nodes, affecting specific target tissues throughout the body. Endocrine glands include the pituitary, pineal, hypothalamus, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla, islets of Langerhans and gonads ie testes and ovaries.
What is the medical term that is round firm rubbery mass that arises from excess growth of glandular and connective tissue in the breast?
mastadenoma - a benign neoplasm of the breast, (literally, breast gland tumor). From the word parts mast- or masto- meaning "breast or breastlike" (mastectomy, Mastodon, lit. breast tooth, mastoid) + -aden-, meaning "gland" (adenoid, lit. gland like) + -oma meaning "tumor" (sarcoma, melanoma)
