BIOL 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Scrotum, Goitre, Gigantism

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Biology Courses
• Course: BIOL 212
• Professor: Stitt

Document Summary

Two small ovoid glands located in the scrotum. Primary organs of the male reproductive system. Responsible for production of sperm and secretion of androgens (male steroid hormones) Responsible for secondary sex characteristic changes that occur in male with the onset of puberty. Chronic metabolic condition characterized by the gradual, noticeable enlargement and elongation of the bones of the face, jaw, and extremities, due to the hypersecretion of the human growth hormone after puberty. Deficiency in the secretion of antidiuretic hormone (adh) by posterior pituitary gland. Characterized by large amounts of urine and sodium being excreted from the body. Generalized growth retardation of body due to deficiency of human growth hormone. Proportional overgrowth of body"s tissue due to the hypersecretion of human growth hormone before puberty. Accelerated abnormal growth chiefly in long bones. Complex syndrome resulting from the absence or deficiency of pituitary hormone(s) Leads to dysfunction of the gland and inadequate or excessive secretion of thyroid hormone.