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endocrine CTS

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what do you call the system that the endocrine and the nervous system share   show
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What is the main function of the endocrine system   show
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show water blalnce uterine contractions & milk release growth, meabolism and tissue maturation ion regulation heart rate and blood pressure regulation blood glucose control immune system regulation reproductive function control  
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two types of glands in the endocrine system   show
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show exocrine glands release there product into ducts, which carry the products into body cavities, the lumen of an organ, or the outer surface of the body  
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describe the endocrine gland   show
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Classification by general function   show
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Classification by chemical structure   show
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show target other endocrine glands and stimulate their growth and secretion  
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show target reproductive tissues  
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Anabolic hormones stimulate what function?   show
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show Steroid, or steroid-like hormones & Non-steroid hormones  
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show Sex hormones Adrenal cortex hormones  
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Non-steroid hormones   show
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Steroid hormones   show
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Hormones that pass into the blood and act on distant target cells are called _________ or ______________.   show
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Hormones that act locally without first entering the bloodstream are called ___________   show
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Local hormones that act on neighbouring cells are called _____________   show
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show autocrines.  
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Hormones regulate the ___________ and _________ of the internal environment (extracellular fluid).   show
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show metabolism and energy balance, & contraction of smooth and cardiac muscle fibers and secretion by glands  
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show homeostasis  
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show extracellular spaces  
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what is ment by hormone Lock-and-Key Model:   show
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show production of certain critical proteins  
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The _______ of steroid hormone present determines the _________   show
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show responses to steroid hormones are often slow  
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show primary effects secondary effects  
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Endocrine glands produce more hormone molecules than are needed; the unused hormones are quickly excreted by the ________ or broken down by __________   show
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show fixed membrane receptor model  
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Endocrine glands of the body   show
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show Lies at the base of the brain (ventral) in the sella turcica  
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what is the technical name for the pituitary   show
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show infundibulum or pituitary stalk  
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show bone- growth hormone adrenal- ACTH (adrenocorticotropiphic) thyroid -THS thyroid stimulating hormone testees/ovaries -gonadlotrophs FSH&LH (follicle stimulating hormone & Luteinizing hormone) mamary-prolactin  
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2 hormones and their organs that relate to the neurohypophysis   show
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show body's biological clock, melatonin  
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show just below the larynx, T3, T4, and calcitonin  
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show to increase the rate of metabolism  
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show graves, hashimoto disease, simple goiter  
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show follicular cell, colloid  
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show to take calcium out of the blood and put it in the bones  
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where are the parathyroid   show
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show 4  
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what hormone does the parathyroid secrete and what is its function   show
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show calcium homeostasis  
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show The gland sits like a cap on each kidney  
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what two area secrete hormones in the adrenal gland   show
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show many  
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what are the 3 layers of the adrenal cortex   show
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show aldosterone, cortisol, and adrenal androgens  
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all cortical hormones are steroids and are known as   show
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each layer of the adrenal is responsible for its own hormone, what layer is matched with what hormone   show
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show aldosterum (sodium potatsium reguation)  
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show cortisol- to use glucose for energy  
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gonalocorticoids   show
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catecholamines   show
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show horizontally behind the stomach, and then touches the spleen  
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show endocrine and exocrine  
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show islets of langerhans alpha cells, beta cells, delta cells, and pp (pancreatic polypeptide cells  
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show Acini serous fluid containing digestive enzymes into ducts draining into the small intestine  
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what does each cells in the islets of langerhans relate to   show
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show  
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Secretes thymosins Promotes development of certain lymphocytes Important in role of immunity   show
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Ovaries produce estrogens and progesterone Testes produce testosterone Placenta produces estrogens, progesterone, and gonadotropin   show
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Secretes melatonin Regulates circadian rhythms   show
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show digestive glands, heart, and kidney  
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