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Endocrine System

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System that secretes hormones   Endocrine  
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Endocrine glands secrete directly into   the blood stream or interstitial space  
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Endocrine glands to not have__   Ducts  
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Chemicals that bring about change in the body   Hormones  
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Hormones have specific affects on certain areas called   Target organs  
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Variations of the AA thyrosine   Amines  
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A subgroup of amines   Catecholamines  
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Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine are all   Catecholamines  
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Long chains of AA   Proteins  
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Group including insulin, GH, and calcitonin   Proteins Protein just with shorter chains  
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Group including ADH and oxytocin   Peptide  
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Cholesterol derivatives   Steroids  
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Cortisol, estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are all   Steroids  
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Cells of the endocrine system respond to ___changes, ____or ___stimulation   Chemical, hormones, NS  
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When a hormone brings abut its affect, the hormone is inhibited   Negative feedback  
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Released in order to cause other hormones to be released   Releasing hormones  
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Some hormones have an ____ that affects tissue in an ___ way   Antagonistic pair, opposite  
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Hypophysis aka   Pituitary gland  
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Pituitary hangs by short stalk called   Infundibulum  
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Pituitary enclosed in   Sella turcica  
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Pea sized gland   Pituitary  
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# of parts of pituitary   2  
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Parts of pituitary   Anterior, posterior  
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Neurophysis aka   Posterior pituitary  
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Extends from the nerve tissue of the hypothalamus   Posterior pituitary  
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2 hormones produced from posterior pituitary   Antidiuretic and oxytocin  
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ADH   Antidiuretic hormone  
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Antidiuretic hormone aka   Vasopressin  
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Helps maintain BP   ADH  
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ADH is ___hormone   Peptide  
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ADH ___ urine formation   decreases  
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Release of ADH is stimulated by ____ in water concentration   Low  
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Water concentration is monitored by____   Osmoreceptors  
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During major blood loss ADH is released in large amounts causing   Vasoconstriction  
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Alcohol intake ___ ADH secretion   Decreases  
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Oxytocin is a ___ hormone   Peptide  
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Oxytocin stimulates______as cervix stretches, triggers hypothalamus which releases more oxytocin   Uterine contraction  
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Released from the ____ in addition to the pituitary toward the end of pregnancy   Placenta  
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Infant sucking stimulated the hypothalamus which triggers___ form the pituitary triggering milk___   Oxytocin, release  
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Adenohypophysis aka   Anterior pituitary  
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Anterior pituitary is made of ___ tissue   Glandular  
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Glandular tissue has no___   Nerve tract  
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Anterior pituitary regulated by releasing hormones from the ___   Hypothalamus  
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Anterior pituitary releasing hormone released through the hypophysial portal system    
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Somatotroipin aka   Growth hormone GH  
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Anterior pituitary stimulates cells to produce ____that bring about the functions of GH   IGF IGF  
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GH increase the transport of __   AA  
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GH increases the rate of____   Protein synthesis  
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GH stimulates__ (repair and growth)   Mitosis  
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GH aids in converting ____ to carbohydrates for energy   Lipids  
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__ is active in all ages   GH  
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GH is regulated by 2 releasing hormones from the hypothalamus   GHRH and GHIH  
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GHRH   Growth hormone releasing hormone  
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GHIH   Growth hormone inhibiting hormone  
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GHIH aka   Somatostatin  
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GHRH ____ the secretion of GH   Increase  
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GHIH____ the secretion of GH   Decrease  
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GHRH produced during____   Hypoglycemia and exercise  
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GHIG produced during___   Hyperglycemia  
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____levels of AA in the blood also stimulated the secretion of GH    
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TSH   Thyroid stimulating hormone  
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Thyroid stimulating hormone aka   Thyrotropin  
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TSH stimulates the release of __   Thyroxine  
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TRH   Thyrotropin releasing hormone  
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TRH produced when metabolic rate ___   Slows  
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ACTH   Adrenocorticotropic hormone  
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ACTH stimulates the release of hormones from the ___   Adrenal cortex  
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CRH   Corticoptropin releasing hormone  
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ACTH secretion is increased by____   Corticotropin releasing hormone  
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CRH is produced during physical stress    
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Initiates and maintains milk production   Prolactin  
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PRH   Prolactin releasing hormone  
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PIH   Prolactin inhibiting hormone  
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PRH___secretion   Increase  
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PIH____secretions   Decrease  
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FSH   Follicle stimulating hormone  
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FSH stimulates the growth of the ____ (in women)   Ovarian follicle  
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FSH stimulates the growth of ____production (in men)   Sperm  
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GnRh   Gonadotropin releasing hormone  
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GnRh ____production of FSH   Increases  
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Inhibin form ovaries or testes___secretion   decreases  
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LH   Luteinizing hormone  
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LH stimulates the follicle to ovulate and develop into the ____ (in women)   Corpus Luteum  
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LH stimulates ____ cells to secrete testosterone in men (where it gets the name ICSH)   Interstitial  
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ICSH   Interstitial cell stimulating hormone  
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GnRh ____the secretion of LH   increases  
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Located anterior and bilateral to the trachea just inferior to the larynx   Thyroid  
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Thyroid gland has # lobes   2  
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Thyroid glad lobes are connected by   Isthmus  
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Structural unit of the thyroid gland   Thyroid follicles T3 contains # iodine molecules  
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T4 contains # iodine molecules   4  
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Enlarged thyroid   Goiter  
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Increases energy production and protein synthesis   Thyroid gland  
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Thyroid release is stimulated by TSH form the ______   Anterior pituitary  
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Maintains normal blood levels of calcium ad phosphate by decreasing Reabsorption of calcium and phosphate   Calcitonin  
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Maintains normal blood levels of calcium ad phosphate by decreasing Reabsorption of calcium and phosphate____blood levels   Increasing  
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Calcitonin is stimulated by___   Hypercalcemia  
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2 glands on the posterior of each lobe of the thyroid gland   Parathyroid  
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PTH   Parathyroid gland  
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Antagonist to calcitonin   PTH  
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Antagonist to calcitonin thus___blood calcium and phosphate level   Increasing  
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Targets bones, small intestines and kidneys   PTH  
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PTH _____ demineralization and absorption from food   Increases  
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PTH stimulated by ____   Hypercalcemia  
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Located in LUQ   Pancreas  
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This is classified as endocrine AND exocrine   Pancreas  
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Function al units are islets of Langerhans /pancreatic islets that are made of two cells   Pancreas  
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Function al units are islets of Langerhans/pancreatic islets that are made of two cells called   Alpha and beta  
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___cells produce insulin   Beta  
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___cells produce glucogon   Alpha  
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Stimulates liver to begin ___ and use lipids and AA for energy   Glycogenesis  
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Stimulating the liver to begin Glycogenesis and use lipids and AA for energy is called   Glucogenesis  
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Sugar production   Glucogenesis  
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Glucogon is stimulated by___   Hypoglycemia  
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Glucogon rhyme   When glucose is gone, glucogon  
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Decreases blood sugar   Insulin  
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Insulin decreases blood sugar by increasing permeability of cells to glucose and stimulating___ in the liver and muscles   Glycogenesis  
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Insulin is stimulated by___   Hyperglycemia  
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The _____ (3) do not need insulin to absorb glucose   Brain liver and kidneys  
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Adrenal glands aka   Suprarenal  
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Located at the top of each kidney   Adrenal glands  
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Adrenal glands are divided into # parts   2  
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Adrenal gland parts are   Medulla and cortex  
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Sympathetic nervous system   Fight or flight  
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Mimic the effect of the SNS   Sympathomimetic  
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Stimulated by the SNS   Adrenal medulla  
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Adrenal medulla secretes ____ and____   epinephrine, norepinephrine Epinephrine aka  
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Norepinephrine aka   Noradrenaline  
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Subclass of amines   Catecholamines  
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Released in small amounts   Norepinephrine  
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Causes vasoconstriction in skin, viscera, and skeletal m   Norephinephrine  
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Secreted in large amounts   Epinephrine  
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Increases heart rate and force of contractions   Epinephrine  
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Vasoconstriction in skin and viscera   Epinephrine  
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Vasodilatation in skeletal muscle   Epinephrine  
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Epinephrine causes vaso____ in skeletal muscle   Constriction  
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Epinephrine ____ bronchioles   Dilates  
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Epinephrine ____ peristalsis   Decreases  
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Epinephrine ____ glycogenolysis (energy)   Increases  
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Epinephrine ____ Glucogenesis from lipids   Increases  
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Epinephrine ____ cell respiration (into ATP)   Increases  
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Stronger that the SNS   Epinephrine  
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Secretes 3 types of steroid hormones   Adrenal cortex  
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3 types of steroid hormones   Mineralcorticoids, glucocorticoids, sex hormones  
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Sex hormones (2)   Estrogens, Androgens  
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___hormones are produced in small amounts   Sex  
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Does the same as ADH   Aldosterone  
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The most abundant mineralcorticoid   Aldosterone  
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Aldosterone primary target is the ___   Kidneys  
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Aldosterone ____ Reabsorption of Na+   Increases  
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Aldosterone ___blood volume and BP   Increases  
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Aldosterone ____excretion of K+   Increases  
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Kidneys secrete ___ when BP decrease   Renin  
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Renin causes plasma protein ____ to be made   Angiotensin II  
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Angiotensin II causes____ and causes the adrenal cortex to release Aldosterone   Vasoconstriction  
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What do lysozymes do   Destroy  
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___ is a glugocorticoid   Cortisol  
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Increases glucogenesis from lipids and excess AA   Glucose sparing  
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Conserve3s glucose for use by the brain   Cortisol  
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___ cells cannot convert other molecules n to glucose like other tissue types   Brain  
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___ensures that available glucose gets used by the brain   Cortisol  
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Blocks histamines   Anti-inflammatory  
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Histamine increases capillary____ and allows lysozymes to spread   Permeability  
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Corticosteroids are modeled after____   Cortisol  
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Cortisol is released during times of ____ or ____stress   Physical, psychological  
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ACTH from ____pituitary   Anterior  
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Estrogen is a ___   Steroid  
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Secretes from the follicle cells and placenta during pregnancy   Estrogen  
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Is increased by FSH   Estrogen  
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Promotes maturation of the ovum and endometrium   Estrogen  
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Promotes secondary sex characteristics in women   Estrogen  
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Aids in growth of duct system in mammary glands   Estrogen Aid in growth of uterus  
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Aids in deposition of ___ tissue in hips and thighs   Fat  
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Aids in closure of growth plates in long bones   Estrogen  
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Lowers blood cholesterol and triglycerides   Estrogen  
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In med ___ is converted into estrogen   Testosterone  
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Progesterone is a ___   Steroid  
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Secreted from the corpus luteum and placenta during pregnancy   Progesterone  
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Promotes glycogensis   Progesterone  
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Promotes maturation of endothelium   Progesterone  
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Promotes development of secretory cells of memory glands   Progesterone  
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Inhibin is a ___   Protein  
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Decreases FSH and GnRh   Inhibin  
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Testosterone is a __   Steroid  
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Secreted by interstitial cells   Testosterone  
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Stimulated by LH   Testosterone  
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Promotes sperm maturation   Testosterone  
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Promotes secondary sex characteristics in males   Testosterone  
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Aids in growth of facial hair   Testosterone  
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Aids in enlargement of larynx   Testosterone  
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Aids in hypertrophy of skeletal muscle   Testosterone  
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Aids in closure of the growth plate in long bones   Testosterone  
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Secreted by sustentacular cells   Inhibin  
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Stimulated by testosterone   Inhibin  
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Decreases FSH   Inhibin  
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Hormone that helps you sleep and increases duration   Melatonin  
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Produced in pineal gland   Melatonin  
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Hormone increased during darkness   Melatonin  
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PG   Prostaglandins  
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Made in virtually all cells from phospholipids of their cell membranes   Prostaglandins  
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Hormone that is local and does not circulate in the blood   Prostaglandins  
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Hormones bond to ___ on target cells   Receptors  
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Only___ cells have the receptors   Target  
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Receptors are in the ___, ____, and____   Cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus  
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Protein hormones are the ___ mechanism   Messenger  
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Messengers stimulate a ___   Response  
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First messenger-protein hormones bond to ____ receptors on the ___   Surface, membrane  
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cAMP   Cyclic adenosinemonophosphate  
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CAMP is the ___ messenger   Second  
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Causes specific response specific to that cell based on enzymes within the cell   cAMP  
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Steroids are ___soluble   Lipid  
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Steroids___ through cell membrane   Defuse  
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Steroids combine with receptors in the ___   Cytoplasm  
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The steroid protein complex enters the___   Nucleus  
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Steroids activate specific ____to initiate___ and then___   Genes, transcription, translation  
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