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A&P2 Ch 25

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The chemical messengers of the endocrine system are: _____   hormones  
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the effects of the _____ system are slow to appear, yet long-lasting   endocrine  
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pineal, placenta, and parathyroid are all _____ glands   endocrine  
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what three functions does the neuroendocrine system preform?   communication, control, and integration  
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nonsteriod hormones include:   proteins, peptides, and glycoproteins  
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anabolic hormones:   stimulate anabolism in their target cells  
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the second messenger often involved in nonsteorid hormone action is:   cAMP  
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The control of hormone secretion is:   usually part of a negative feedback loop and rarely part of a positive feedback loop  
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when a small amount of hormone allows a second hormone to have its full effect on a target cell, the phenomenon is called:   permissiveness  
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the _____ system functions at a much greater speed than the endocrine system   nervous system  
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the most widely used method of hormone classification is by _____ _____   chemical structure  
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steroid are a _____-____, making it easy for them to pass through the phospholipid plasma membrane of target cells   lipid-soluble  
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if too little hormone is produced, the condition is called ____   hyposecretion  
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input from the nervous system influences secretion of _____   hormones  
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binds to specific plasma membrane receptor   nonsteroid hormone  
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response time is usually 1 hour to several days   steroid hormone  
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receptor is mobile in the cytoplasm or nucleus   steroid hormone  
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regulates gene activity   steroid hormone  
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stored in secretory vesicles   nonsteroid hormone  
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one or more amino acids   nonsteroid hormone  
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response time is usually several seconds to a few minutes   nonsteroid hormone  
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eicosanoids are referred to as _____ hormones   tissue  
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eicosanoids tends to integrate activities of _____ cells   neighboring  
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the first prostaglandin was discovered in ____   semen  
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_____ have been used to induce labor and accelerate delivery of a baby   PGF's  
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_____ hormones are hormones that regulate activity in nearby cells within the same tissue as their source   paracrine  
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_____ hormones regulate activity in the secreting cell itself   autocrine  
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the ___ ____ of the male reproductive system secretes prostaglandin in the semen   seminal vesicles  
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leukotrienes are regulators of ____   immunity  
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PGFs are required for normal _____ to occur in the digestive tract   peristalsis  
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responses that result from the operation of feedback loops within the endocrine system are called ____ _____   endocrine reflexes  
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unused hormones circulating in the blood are excreted by the ____   kidneys  
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in _____, one hormone produces the opposite effect of another hormone   antagonism  
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in second messenger systems, the hormone-receptor complexes may be taken into the cell by means of _____   endocytosis  
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the _____ of steroid hormone present determines the magnitude of a target cells response   amount  
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endocrine target cells must have the appropriate receptor to be influenced by the signaling chemical- a process called ____   signal transduction  
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many nonsteroid hormones see to use cAMP as the _____ messenger   second  
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some hormones produce their effects by triggering the opening of _____ channels   calcium  
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the _____ regulates the thyroid by producing thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)   pituitary  
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blood regulator important in the blood clotting   thromboxane  
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immunity regulator   leukotrienes  
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local hormone   tissue hormone  
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lipid molecules   eicosanoids  
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inhibits PGE synthesis   ibuprofen  
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if norepinephrine diffuses into the blood and then binds to an adrenergic receptor in a distant target cell, it is known as _____   hormone  
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all steroid hormones are derived from which common molecule?   cholesterol  
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combinations of hormones will have a greater effect on a target cell than the sum of the effects that each would have if acting alone. this phenomenon is called:   synergism  
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the target cell concept is an example of the _____ model of chemical reactions   lock-and-key  
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combined hormone actions:   Synergism, Permissiveness, Antagonism  
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What are the 5 hormones   Tropic hormones, Sex hormones, Anabolic hormones, Steroid hormones, Nonsteroid hormones  
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Up-regulation:   Increased number of hormone receptors increases sensitivity  
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Down-regulation:   Decreased number of hormone receptors decreases sensitivity  
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