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haney ap c12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What two system work together to maintain homeostasis? | The Endocrine and Nervous systems. |
| What are endocrine glands and what is their main function? | They are ductless glands that secrete hormones directly to the blood stream. |
| What is the main function of hormones? | To control internal enviroment of the body from the cellular levvel to the organ level of organzation. |
| Define the Hypothalamus. | inferior part of diencephalon. plays a major role in controling secretions from the pituiatry gland. |
| What is the name fiven to the pituitary gland? | The master gland. |
| What stuctures make up the endocrine glands? | pituitary gland, pineal gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, thymus gland, the adrenal glands, islers of langernans of pancreas, ovaries in women and testes in men. |
| What does growth hormone do? | Stimulates cell metabolism in most issues of the body causing cells to divide and increase in size. |
| What major condidtion can occur when a person suffers from a low GH level? | A conditon known as pituitary dwarfism. |
| What hormone stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete it's hormone called cortisol? | Adrenocorticotropic hormone. |
| What produces melanin in melanocytes in the skin thus causing a deepening pigmentation or darkening of the skin? | Melanocyte-stimulating hormone. |
| What hormone produces developement of follicles in the ovaries of females? | Follicle-stimulating hormone. |
| What stimulates ovulation in the female sex hormone progesterone? | Lutenizing hormone. |
| What is another name for lactogenic hormone? | Prolactin. |
| describe the main function of oxytocin. | Stimulates contraction of smooth muscles in the wall of the uterus. |
| What is the name of the small band tha tconnects the two lobes of the thyroid gland? | Isthumus. |
| What substance does the thyroid gland need to function properly? | Iodine. |
| What condition appears from too much secretion of thyroid hormone? | Hyperthyroidism. |
| What type of hyperthyroidisn is caused by overproduction of thyroid hormone? | Graves disease. |
| Bulging of the eyeballs is known as? | Expothalmia. |
| What hormone lowers calcium and phosphate ion concentration of the blood? | Calcitonin. |
| What is the inner part of each gland called? | Adrenal medulla. |
| Cortosine is used for what purpose? | To reduce inflammation and treatment of arthritis. |
| Adrenal sex hormones are known as? | Androgens. |
| What sidease is a result from the adrenal cortex fails to produce enough hormones? | Addison's disease. |
| What is the difference between alpha cells and beta cells? | Alpha cell secrete glucagon and beta cells secrete insulin. |
| In addition to producing exocrine glands what do the male testes produce? | Endocrine glands. |
| What is the name of the biloped mass of tissue found in the mediastunum behind the sternum between the lungs? | Thymus gland. |
| What hormone is secreted by the pineal gland? | Melatonin. |
| What is the main function of the neurotransmitter serotonin? | Stimulates smooth muscles contraction and inhibits gastric secretions. |
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