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Put your name here: Manny Castillo

· Cross-examination questions. One person in your group should gather the “dirt” on other glands. Your group will be given one bonus point for each time you “stump” the other groups, and provide information that suggests that another gland should be removed.

Parathyroid

- This is called [|hyperparathyroidism] and it causes a number of medical problems such as osteoporosis, mental disorders, ulcers, pancreatitis, kidney stones, and other [|symptoms.]

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__Hypothalamus:__ If the gland does not work correctly, it can cause mental problems and chemical imbalances. It can cause Neoplastic, inflammatory, infectious, and other types of diseases. []

__Pituitary__: The pituitary gland is located in the brain and helps to regulate the activity of most other glands in the body, including the adrenal glands. In rare cases, benign (non-cancerous) tumors may grow on the pituitary gland, which may restrict the hormones it releases. In some cases, tumors on the pituitary can lead to Cushing’s syndrome – this is called [|Cushing disease]. In other cases, the tumors reduce the adrenal gland’s release of hormones needed for the “fight or flight” response to stress. If the body is unable to handle physiological stress—a condition called Addison’s disease—it can be fatal. The problems caused by pituitary tumors fall into three general categories:
 * 1) Hypersecretion - Too much of any hormone secreted into the body is usually caused by a secretory pituitary gland tumor. Other tumors may affect the adrenal glands, making too much of the hormones that stimulate them and causing a hormone imbalance. Tumors also can make excess growth hormone or too much of the hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland leading to overproduction of thyroid hormones.
 * 2) For adults, ependymomas account for five percent of adult

__Andrenal:__

-Can cause pheochromocytoma, Adrenal Fatigue and Adrenal Incufficiency. []

__Pancreas:__ -Can cause diabettes, Cystic Fibrosis, and Pancreatitis and much more such as: []
 * Diabetes mellitus
 * Acute pancreatitis
 * Chronic pancreatitis
 * Pancreatic enzyme deficiency

__Testes:__ -Can cause testiculuar trauma, testicular torsion, and other diseases as follows. []
 * [|Autoimmune orchitis]
 * [|Cryptorchidism]
 * [|Epididymitis]
 * [|Hydrocele]
 * [|Hypogonadism]