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Endocrine System Chp 10

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______ _______ provides slow, long lasting coordination of body functions   show
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The endocrine system consists of glands and tissues that secrete ________   show
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Hormones are transported by ______ to other tissues and organs   show
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show target cells  
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show Metabolic  
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show Steroid hormones  
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show Non-steroid hormones  
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___________ are called local, or tissue hormones.   show
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Prostaglandins are produced by ______ in nearly every organ and only affect cells close to them   show
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show Non-steroid  
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show 1. Promote inflammation, with pain and fever 2. Constrict or dilate blood vessels 3. Promote blood clotting 4. Promote excretion of water or electrolytes by kidneys  
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Glands can be stimulated by a variety of stimuli such as _______, _________, or _______ ________.   show
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show negative feedback  
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The _________ __________ Hangs from a short stalk from the inferior aspect of the brain and is nestled in a hollowed out area in one of the skull bones.   show
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What are the two parts of the Pituitary Gland   show
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show Hypothalamus  
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The anterior lobe _______ and ______ its own hormones.   show
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show posterior lobe  
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The hypothalamus controls the release of hormones from the posterior lobe using _____ ________.   show
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show 1. Growth hormone (GH) 2. Thyroid-stimulation hormone (TSH) 3. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) 4. Gonadotropins 5. Prolactin  
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What are the Posterior lobe hormones?   show
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The _______ ______ stimulates the division and growth of body cells   show
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Growth hormone is most abundant during _______ ______   show
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______________ __________ Stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone   show
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show Hypothalamus  
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show Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)  
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Excess stress can cause excess __________ ________ production   show
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______ Initiates and maintains milk production by mammary glands after child birth   show
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show 1. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) 2. Luteinizing hormone (LH)  
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___________ _______ Stimulates actual gamete production, eggs in females or sperm in males   show
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show Luteinizing hormone (LH)  
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show Hypothalamus  
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Posterior lobe hormones are produced by _________ in the hypothalamus.   show
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________ ___________ Promotes water reabsorption by the kidneys to reduce water volume in urine which then increases water volume in the blood   show
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Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone is regulated by neurons that monitor ____ ____________ in blood   show
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show Decrease  
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show Increase  
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show Oxytocin  
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Oxytocin Causes milk ___ _____ and ejection due to infant suckling   show
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show Positive Feedback  
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show Larynx  
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_______ is necessary for production of thyroid hormones   show
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Thyroid hormone is actually two hormones, ____ and _____   show
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show Thyroid-stimulating hormone  
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show 1. Increase metabolic rate 2. Promote protein synthesis 3. Enhance neuron function  
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_________ is a hormone produced by the thyroid gland that lowers blood calcium by stimulating osteoblasts to take calcium out of the blood and deposit it into the bones   show
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________ ______ are small glands on the posterior surface of the thyroid gland and has 2 glands on each lobe   show
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show Parathyroid hormone (PTH)  
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show Kidney  
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show Adrenal medulla ; Adrenal cortex  
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show 1. Epinephrine 2. Norepinephrine  
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show sympathetic division  
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show 1. Decrease blood flow to organs and skin 2. Increase in blood flow to skeletal muscles, lungs, and nervous systems 3. Increase blood glucose levels 4. Increase rate of cellular respiration 5. Accommodate “fight or flight” response  
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show 1. Aldosterone (a mineralocorticoid) 2. Cortisol (a glucocorticoid)  
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show Aldosterone  
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Secretion of aldosterone is stimulated by a _______ in Na+, an ______ in K+ or a decrease in blood pressure   show
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_______ helps the body respond to stress by making more glucose available to body cells.   show
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Cortisol helps reduce inflammation but also reduces the ________ _________   show
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Secretion of cortisol is caused by ________ stimulation   show
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In the pancreas __________ __ _________ secrete hormones   show
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show 1. Glucagon 2. Insulin  
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show Glucagon  
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_________ Decreases blood glucose concentration when it gets too high by aiding glucose uptake by body cells where it can be used for energy, and causing the liver to synthesize extra glucose molecules into glycogen, which is the storage form.   show
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show negative feedback  
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Low blood glucose _________ secretion of glucagon and ________ secretion of insulin   show
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show Insulin ; glucagon  
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show Diabetes mellitus (AKA sugar diabetes)  
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Symptoms of diabetes mellitus include high ______ ______ levels and acidosis, due to use of fats for energy   show
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_______ are the sex glands   show
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In females the gonads are the ______ which produce ova and sex hormones   show
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show Testes  
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Ovaries secrete 2 female sex hormones _________ and ____________   show
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Ovaries Activate at _________ in response to FSH and LH   show
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show FSH ; LH  
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show Testosterone  
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show Pineal gland  
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_________ functions to control the onset of puberty and to regulate daily wake-sleep cycles: makes the body sleepy   show
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