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Prepares the body for "fight or flight." Increases heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar.

Iodine deficiency leads to Goiter . Over-secretion causes Graves' disease (high metabolism, bulging eyes), while under-secretion in childhood leads to Cretinism (stunted growth and mental disability). Calcitonin: 8_endokrin_sistem_tiroit_paratiroit_bobrek_ustu...

The "stress hormone." It increases blood glucose by converting non-carbohydrates (fats/proteins) into sugar. Prepares the body for "fight or flight

Increases the metabolic rate of all cells and regulates growth and development. 8_endokrin_sistem_tiroit_paratiroit_bobrek_ustu...