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The Endocrine Glands and Hormones

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the _________________system is a complex collection of hormones that coordinate many of the body's functions.   endocrine  
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the endocrine system is composed of ____________ that produce endocrine secretions   glands  
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endocrine secretions go directly into the _______________   blood  
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enodcrine secretions enter _________________   body cavities  
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endocrine secretions are _______________   cellular signals  
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hormones work by attaching to ____________ on target cells   receptors  
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_______________carry chemicals that attach to receptors   ligands  
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____________________transport certain hormones   carrier proteins  
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_________________are cells that change in response to a signal   effectors  
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enodcrine glands are _______________   ductless  
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________________have receptors that bind to specific endocrine secretions   target cells  
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______________secretions target the cells that produce them   autocrine  
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______________secretions target nearby cells   paracrine  
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endocrine secretions usually target ____________ cells   distant  
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most endocrine secretions control the body through ____________________   negative feedback  
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a ________________is any secretion that signals a cell to alter its metabolism   hormone  
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chemicals that carry out the job of a hormone by turning on a cell response are called ______________   agonists  
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chemicals that carry out the job of a hormone by turning off a cell response are called _______________   antagonists  
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there are two types of hormones: ___________ and ______________   peptide and lipid  
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________________hormones are usually involved in rapid body changes   peptide  
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________________ hormones play a role in body fluid control and sexual reproduction   Lipid  
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there are _____distinct endocrine glands   10  
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the ____________________, or hypophysis is known as the master gland   pituitary gland  
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the pituitary gland is composed of ____________ and _______________ pituitaries   anterior and posterior  
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chemicals called _________________, or _____________________are secretions of the hypothalamus, and they control the anterior pituitary gland.   releasers, or releasing hormones  
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nerve cells from the ____________________ control the posterior pituitary   hypothalamus  
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the pineal gland produces ________________ and ___________________   melatonin and serotonin  
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the adrenal gland is divided into an outer region called the _________________ and an inner part called the _____________________   adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla  
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the _________________gland helps control metabolic rate   thyroid  
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the ___________________produces hormones and digestive enzymes   pancreas  
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the _________cells of the pancreas produces insulin   beta  
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the ___________cells of the pancreas produce glucagon   alpha  
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the _________________gland produces secretions that stimulate the immune system   thymus  
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the ______________produce hormones and gametes   gonads  
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the female gonads, or ______________, produce estrogen and progesterone   ovaries  
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the male gonads, or ______________, produce testosterone   testes  
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most hormones ________________in amount as adults age.   decrease  
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some individuals seek ______________________ in an attempt to counteract the effects of aging of the endocrine system   hormone replacement therapy  
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the two types of human glands are _____________ and _____________.   endocrine, exocrine  
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____________glands secrete chemicals into the blood   endocrine  
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____________glands send secretions into ducts that enter body cavities   exocrine  
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____________receptors are on the cell membrane   external  
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____________receptors are in the cytoplasm or nucleus   internal  
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the _____________________produces andrenocorticotropic hormone, growth hormone, and thyroid-stimulating hormone   anterior pituitary  
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the hypothalamus produces neural secretions called __________that help regulate the anterior pituitary   releasers  
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_____________ affects the female reproductive tract and has no know function in normal males   oxytocin  
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the _____________gland produces melatonin and serotonin   pineal  
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the ___________________ produces glucocorticosteroids that regulate metabolism and the minerocorticosteroids that regulate salt and water balance   adrenal cortex  
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adrenalin is the major hormone produced by the ____________________. it controls the body's response to stress   adrenal medulla  
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the main role of _______________is to regulate sodium and potassium levels in the blood   aldosterone  
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the ______________gland produces thyroxine and calcitonin   thyroid  
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________________from the thyroid gland lowers calcium in the blood.   calcitonin  
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_______________hormone from the parathyroid glands raised blood calcium   parathyroid  
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the _____________major role is to produce secretions that "educate" the immune system   thymus'  
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_______________is the hormone from the thymus that stimulates the development of T cells   thymosin  
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secretions that travel to nearby target cells are called: ________________   paracrine  
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cells that respond to hormones are called: ______________   target cells  
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