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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-What is the difference between an owner and an investor?

Explain the clinical implications of hormone deficiencies and excesses.
Understand the physiological role and effects of antidiuretic hormone.
Recognize the symptoms and causes of hyperthyroidism.
Identify hormones responsible for secondary sex characteristics.

Definitions:

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in which socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Fight-or-flight Response

A physiological reaction to perceived harmful events, attacks, or threats to survival, initiating a state of heightened readiness for physical action.

Adrenal Glands

Small, triangular glands located on top of both kidneys that produce hormones that help regulate metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, response to stress, and other essential functions.

Stress Hormones

Chemical substances produced by the body, like cortisol and adrenaline, that increase in response to stress, affecting physiological reactions.

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