disease's
cushing's disease
Due to tumours r growth in the pituitary or adrenal glands
symptoms
Pitutitary gland overproduces ACTH
adrenal glands overproduce cortisol
Weight gain, moon face, extra fat around the neck and red faced
Red stretch marks
high blood pressure and impaired immunlogical functions
poor working memory and concentration
Body thyroid
regulates metabolism (how the body uses energy) via 2 hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)
controlled by the pituitary gland
produces TSH = Thyroid stimulating hormone
grave's disease
an autoimmune disease
the immune system produces antibodies that attack the thyroid gland
hyperthyroidism = the thyroid overproduces T3 and T4
symtoms
heat failure
Osteoporosis, thinning of the skin, brittle hair
premature birth
gravces' ophthalmopathy
goiter
irritability, heat sensitivity, increased sweating
testes and overies
hypogondism
tesstes = produce testosterone
essential for reproduction
overies = produce estrogen and progesterone
cntrolled by the pituitary gland = produces LH = luteinizin hormones and FSH follicle-stimulating homones (gonadotropins)
diminished functional activity of the gonads= decresed biosynthesis of sex hormones
hypoandrogenism (men) and hypoestrogenism (women)
symptoms
impaired production of sprem
impaired ovulation
infertility
absense of menstruation
lowered libido
loss of body hair
hot flashes
decreased breast development (women)
enlarged breasts (men)
impaired muscle and beard development (men)
reduced height