Having a hard time to remember? Go through the section and get the know-how of topics at your fingertips.
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Types of Hormones
It is a bit tricky to remember the types of hormones; whether a given hormone is a steroid hormone or amino acid derived hormone. So here is an easy way for quick identification of these hormones by their names only.
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Anterior Pituitary Hormones
The anterior lobe of the master gland secretes a lot of hormones that control the functioning of other endocrine glands. Want to remember the names of these hormones ? Here is a easy trick just for you.
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Gastrointestinal Hormones
Hey, I always wonder how people eat garlic as food. Whenever I see people eating garlic, a question always pops up in my head as to how come the smell of garlic cloves is so exotic. By the way, this is the trick to remember the GI tract hormones - Do Garlic Cloves Smell Very Exotic? Go through the GIF given below and remember the gastro-intestinal hormones!!
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Trick to Memorize Pancreatic Hormones
All that you have to remember is 'GIPS', which is an abbreviation for 'Go In Plain Suit'. With this mnemonic, it is very easy to remember the pancreatic hormones secreted by the specific alpha, beta, gamma and delta cells of the Islets of Langerhans. Explore the given GIF.
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Symptoms of SIADH and DI
SIADH (Syndrome of Antidiuretic Hormone) and DI (Diabetes insipidus) are both disorders of water regulation affecting the activity or release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) in the body. And if it is giving you a tough time to memorize the symptoms of these two conditions, look at the simple trick given in the illustration. This will definitely help you remember symptoms in SIADH and DI.
