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Hormones

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What substances are banned in sporting events? HGH, testosterone, insulin, EPO transfusions
What are EPO transfusions? blood doping, artificially increasing uptake+transport of rbc
Name the two types of gland endocrine and exocrine
exocrine has duct, take hormone to specific place
Endocrine no duct, hormone enters blood stream, any part of the body.
Two types of hormones peptide lipid
Which one can pass through the phospholipid bilayer? lipid
How does the peptide activate TF and enzymes Binds to receptor in cell surface membrane which activates second messanger.
How does the lipid activate.... passes through the phospholipid bialyer forming a hormone receptor complex
What does the hormone receptor complex do? acts as a TF switches enzyme synthesis on/off
Pituitary Gland brain, HGH, ADH and FSH; starts puberty
Thyroxid Gland neck/throat. thyroxin, increases basal metabolic rate
Pancreas insulin; cells take in glucose glucagon; increases bloof glucose levels
oestrogen ovary development
testosterone development of male sexual organs
Islands of langerhans contain endocrine cells which release insulin
adrinal glands kidneys releases adrenaline. increases basal metabolic rate and heart rate.
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