click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Brungardt Chapter 13
Flash Cards 1-4
Question | Answer |
---|---|
How do endocrine glands work? | Endocrine glands secrete hormones into interstitial fluid and then into the blood stream. |
How do exocrine glands work? | Exocrine glands secrete products into ducts that carry the secretions into the body. |
What are the roles of target cells and receptor cells? | Target cells are the specific cells that are affected by a certain hormone. This hormone can only affect the target cells if the certain receptor cells can identify the hormone. |
Where are the lipid soluble and water soluble hormone receptor sites? | Lipid soluble receptor sites are located in the targets cells. Where as water soluble receptor sites are part of the plasma membrane of the target cells. |
What are three ways that hormone secretions are contolled? | -signals from nervous system -Changes in blood -Other Hormones |
What are some examples of the ways hormone secretions can be controlled? | -Nervous:impulse to the adreanal medullae regulate the release of epinephrine. -Blood:blood Ca2+ regulates secretions of the parathyroid hormone -Hormones:Hormone from the pituitary gland stimulates the release of cortisol |