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Endocrine System - Test 1

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What is the difference in terms of reaction time of the Nervous System vs. Endocrine system?   N.S. - milliseconds Endo - seconds to hours  
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Within the NS is there an action potential required for a nerve impulse?   Yes  
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Are neurotransmitters necessary for nerve conduction?   Not necessarily  
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Are hormones and receptors necessary for signal transduction?   Yes  
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Fact: NS stimulates & inhibits release of hormones but then hormones in turn may promote or inhibit nerve impulses.   (blank)  
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Does the endocrine system release hormones directly in to the blood stream or through ductless glands?   Yes, endocrine system uses ductless glands to relaese hormones directly into the bloodstream where specific receptors initiate responses to specific targets  
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What glands composes the endocrine system?   1.Pituitary 2. Thyroid 3. Parathyroid 4. Adrenals 5. Pineal 6. Thymus  
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What is another name for the Adrenal Glands?   Suprarenal  
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What is another name for the pineal gland?   Epiphysis cerebri  
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What organs contain endocrine tissue?   Yeah...... About all of them  
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What do hormones do?   1.Regulate Internal Environment 2.Regulate smooth & cardiac muscle 3.Help regulate metabolism 4.maintain energy balance 5.regulate synthesis of new mol. 6.stimulates transportation in & out of target cells 7. Maintain Homeostasis 8.Contibutes to reprod  
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Hormones have powerfull effects using relatively high concentrations. True or False?   False, very powerful but present in low concentrations  
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There are atleast 50+ kinds of hormones. True or False?   True  
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What are hormone receptors made of?   Large proteins or Glycoproteins  
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The Up-Down regulation of target cells simply states:   The more number of receptors a target organ has, less amounts of hormones are required to effect the cell. And vice versa - the fewer receptors require higher concentrations of hormones to effect the target cell.  
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Hormones may be stored on blood proteins for months. True or False?   True, they become active once they are dissolved in plasma  
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Name the 3 types of hormones?   1. Paracrine - act on neighbor cells 2. autocrine - act on releasing cell 3. Endocrine - act on distant cell  
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What are the 4 classes of hormones?   1.Steroids 2. Biogenic Amines 3. Peptides & Proteins 4. Eicosanoids  
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What is the structure of a steroid?   4 Ring Structure  
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What are steroids derived from?   Cholesetrol  
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Where are steroids synthesized?   In smooth ER.  
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Stereroids are transported in blood and are bound to what?   They are bound to blood proteins as they travel through the bloodstream.  
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Biogenic amines are derived from what?   Amino Acids  
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Biogenic amines are synthesized from what amino acids in particular?   Tyrosine, Histidine, & Tryptophan  
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Tyrosine is the precursor to what?   Catecholamines - Epi and Norepinephrine  
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Where are proteins and peptides sythesized?   Rough ER  
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Eicosanoids are derived from what?   Arachidonic Acid  
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What are the 2 types of Eicosanoids   Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes  
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Endocrine Glands are avascular or vascular?   Highly Vascular  
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Catecholamines, peptides, and proteins are water soluble or insoluble?   Water soluble  
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Steroids and Thyroid hormones travel through the blood stream bound to what blood protein in particular?   Albumin  
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Transport proteins are produced by what organ?   Liver  
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Hydrophobic molecules alone are insoluble, but when bound to _________ makes them water soluble.   Transport proteins  
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What is the free fraction of a hormone?   Hormone free in the blood plasma that can bind to receptors  
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What are the steps to activate intracellular hormone receptors?   1.Steroid & Thyroid hormones pass through membrane barrier 2.hormone binds to & activates recptor usually in the nucleus 3.Receptor alters gene expression 4.New mRNA is formed 5.RNA directs sythesis of new protein  
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What is amplification?   One receptor activates many G-proteins and the effects are multiplied many fold.  
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What are permissive effects?   When a previous exposure enhances the response of a target cell.  
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What is a synergistice effect?   When two or more hormones act together and aid each other to fully express the effect.  
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What is an antagonistic effect?   One hormones opposes the actions of another  
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What controls hormonal secretions?   NS, Chemical changes in blood, pos. & neg. feedback and other hormones  
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