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endocrine

TermDefinition
Melatonin Makes you sleep, contribute so wake/sleep cycle
Growth hormone Stimulates muscle and bone growth
Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) causes you to store water
oxytocin promotes social bonding
true/false All endocrine glands are physically connected false
true/false Hormones affect the first tissue they come in contact with false
does endocrine system control sending nerve signals NOOOOOO key word "nerve" which means nervous
true/false endocrine system regulate metabolism Trueeeeeee
true/false endorcine system controls reproductive system Truuuuuue
true/false endocrine system is in control of growth and development Truuuuue
follicle stimulating hormones (FSH) triggers development of an ovum(egg)
calcitonin reduces the amount of calcium in blood
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulates production of cortisol
luteinizing hormone (LH) triggers ovulation
pancreas glucagon
gonads(ovaries or testes) estrogen
Thymus thymosin
adrenal epinephrine
Lipids based on hormones are called steroids
pineal melatonin
pituitary growth hormone
thyroid T4 ad T5
hypothalamus oxytocin
testosterone regulates sex drive, secondary characteristic, increase bone density and muscle mass
progesterone thickness uterine lining
glucagon increase blood in glucose
estrogen develops female secondary Sex characteristics
testosterone increase bone density and muscle mass
testosterone secondary sex characteristics
true/false hormones are chemical messengers truuue
hormones made by endocrine glands
endocrine organs glands
if a cell does not have the right receptor....... hormones will not work for it
anti diuretic hormone increases the amount of water the kidneys send back into the blood
oxytocin (made in hypothalamus released by pituitary) causes utrine contractions during childbirth
oxytocin released during sex, childbirth
oxytocin promote a variety of reproductive functions
FSH stimulates reproduction of sperm in male
luteinizing hormone LH causes testicle to make testosterone
hypothalamus connects endocrine to nervous system
T4 and T3 made out of iodine
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