Question | Answer |
What are the 2 directive systems of the body that adjust to changing needs? | Nervous system and endocrine system |
What are the 2 basic types of glands in the body? | endocrine and exocrine |
Which classification of glands are ductless, have blood vessels passing through them, and manufacture/secrete hormones? | endocrine |
Which classification of glands secrete to epithelial surfaces, have ducts, and manufacture a variety of substances? | exocrine |
Name 5 examples of exocrine glands. | 1) lacrimal 2) pancrease 3) sweat 4) sebaceous 5) salivary |
In greek, what is the literal meaning of "hormon?" | Urging on |
What is a hormone's target organ? | The organ affected by the hormone. |
What determines if an organ is the target of a particular hormone? | Whether the organ has target receptors for the hormone or not. |
What are the 2 kinds of hormones? | amino acids and steroids |
Which kind of hormone is water soluble? | amino acids |
Which kind of hormone is synthesized from cholesterol? | steroids |
Which kind of hormone is lipid soluble? | steroids |
Of the 2 kinds of hormones, which uses the smallest peptides? | amino acids |
Which kind of hormone uses full proteins and peptides? | amino acids |
Target organs for __ hormones have receptors on the outer surface of their plasma membrane. | amino acid |
Which kind of hormone is transported in blood bound to plasma proteins? | steroids |
Thyrosine, growth hormone, dopamine, EPi and NE are examples of __ hormones. | amino acid |
Target organs for __ hormones have receptors inside them, not on the surface of the plasma membrane. | steroid |
Gonadal hormones, adrenoclortocid hormones, are examples of which type of hormone? | steroid |
What is the basic term for a hormone that functions close to where it was secreted? | Local hormone |
What is the basic term for a hormone that uses chemical secretions derived primarily from nervous tissue? | Neurohormones |
What is the general term for hormones that are most numerous in the body (30 to 40 of them are working in us at any one time)? | General hormones |
An organ that is affected by a hormone is called a __. | target organ |
What are steroid hormones synthesized from? | cholesterol |
A gland that secretes hormones inside itself is called an __ gland. | endocrine |
A gland that secretes hormones outside itself is called an __ gland. | exocrine |
What is another name for the pituitary gland? | hypophysis |
Calcistonin and parathormone regulate __ __ levels. | blood calcium |
When a person suffers from excess deposition of fat; "moon face", and buffalo hump, they have __ disease. | Cushing's disease |
If someone has protruding eyes (exophthalmia); Weight loss, sensitive to heat, increased heart rate, they have __ disease. | Grave's disease |
Children who suffer from a lack of normal physical and mental growth have __. | cretinism |
Beta cells in the pancreas secrete __. | insulin |
The __ is called mixed gland. | pancreas |
The 2 main parts of the adrenal gland are __. | medulla and cortex |
What kind of hormone maintain's mineral balance in the body? | mineralocortocoids |
The pineal gland secretes __. | melatonin |
What is the name of anterior pituitary? | adenohypophysis |
What is the name of posterior pituitary? | neurohypophysis |
(HCGT) Human chorionic gonadotripin is secreted by the __. | placenta |
Oxytocin causes greater contractions during childbirth; those contractions cause more oxytocin to be produced. This is an example of __. | Positive feed back mechanism |