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Chemical Regulation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hormone | A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs. |
| Regulate | is defined as any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of any biological process, quality or function. |
| Prostaglandins | One of a number of hormone-like substances that participate in a wide range of body functions such as the contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle, the dilation and constriction of blood vessels, control of blood pressure, |
| Feedback | a response within a system (molecule, cell, organism, or population) that influences the continued activity or productivity of that system. |
| Hypothalamus | The hypothalamus controls the autonomic nervous system and the secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland. |
| Thyroxine | is the active form of thyroid hormone and is primarily responsible for your metabolism, which is the process by which your cells break down food and other substances into smaller molecules they can use. |
| Glands | a specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin that selectively removes materials from the blood, concentrates or alters them, and secretes them for further use in the body or for elimination from the body |
| Target | anything within a living organism to which some other entity (like an endogenous ligand or a drug) is directed and/or binds, resulting in a change in its behavior or function. |
| Ducts | An often enclosed passage or channel for conveying a substance, especially a liquid or gas. |
| Glucagon | Glucagon is a hormone that raises the level of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood. |
| Insulin | Insulin is a hormone that lowers the level of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood |
| Glycogen | A branched polymer of glucose that is mainly produced in liver and muscle cells, and functions as secondary long-term energy storage in animal cells. |
| Hypo-secretion | production of a bodily secretion at an abnormally slow rate or in abnormally small quantities. |
| Hyper-secretion | excessive secretion |
| Gigantism | Excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. |
| Dwarfism | -Dwarfism is short stature that results from a genetic or medical condition. |
| Cretinism | a congenital disease due to absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion, characterized by physical deformity, dwarfism, and mental retardation, and often by goiter |
| Acromegaly | a disorder caused by excessive production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland and marked especially by progressive enlargement of hands, feet, and face. |
| Goiter | A goiter is simply an abnormal swelling of the thyroid gland |
| Diabetes | s a condition that occurs when the body can't use glucose (a type of sugar) normally |
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