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Endocrine System

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System that secretes hormones   show
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Endocrine glands secrete directly into   show
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show Ducts  
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Chemicals that bring about change in the body   show
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Hormones have specific affects on certain areas called   show
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show Amines  
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show Catecholamines  
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show Catecholamines  
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show Proteins  
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Group including insulin, GH, and calcitonin   show
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show Peptide  
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show Steroids  
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Cortisol, estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are all   show
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Cells of the endocrine system respond to ___changes, ____or ___stimulation   show
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When a hormone brings abut its affect, the hormone is inhibited   show
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Released in order to cause other hormones to be released   show
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Some hormones have an ____ that affects tissue in an ___ way   show
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Hypophysis aka   show
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show Infundibulum  
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show Sella turcica  
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show Pituitary  
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# of parts of pituitary   show
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Parts of pituitary   show
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Neurophysis aka   show
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show Posterior pituitary  
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show Antidiuretic and oxytocin  
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ADH   show
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Antidiuretic hormone aka   show
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show ADH  
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ADH is ___hormone   show
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ADH ___ urine formation   show
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Release of ADH is stimulated by ____ in water concentration   show
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Water concentration is monitored by____   show
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During major blood loss ADH is released in large amounts causing   show
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Alcohol intake ___ ADH secretion   show
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Oxytocin is a ___ hormone   show
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Oxytocin stimulates______as cervix stretches, triggers hypothalamus which releases more oxytocin   show
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Released from the ____ in addition to the pituitary toward the end of pregnancy   show
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show Oxytocin, release  
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show Anterior pituitary  
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show Glandular  
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Glandular tissue has no___   show
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show Hypothalamus  
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Anterior pituitary releasing hormone released through the hypophysial portal system   show
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show Growth hormone GH  
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show IGF IGF  
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GH increase the transport of __   show
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show Protein synthesis  
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show Mitosis  
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GH aids in converting ____ to carbohydrates for energy   show
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__ is active in all ages   show
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show GHRH and GHIH  
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GHRH   show
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GHIH   show
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GHIH aka   show
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GHRH ____ the secretion of GH   show
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show Decrease  
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show Hypoglycemia and exercise  
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GHIG produced during___   show
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show  
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TSH   show
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show Thyrotropin  
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TSH stimulates the release of __   show
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show Thyrotropin releasing hormone  
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TRH produced when metabolic rate ___   show
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show Adrenocorticotropic hormone  
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show Adrenal cortex  
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CRH   show
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ACTH secretion is increased by____   show
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show  
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Initiates and maintains milk production   show
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show Prolactin releasing hormone  
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PIH   show
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PRH___secretion   show
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PIH____secretions   show
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show Follicle stimulating hormone  
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show Ovarian follicle  
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show Sperm  
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GnRh   show
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show Increases  
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Inhibin form ovaries or testes___secretion   show
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LH   show
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show Corpus Luteum  
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show Interstitial  
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show Interstitial cell stimulating hormone  
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GnRh ____the secretion of LH   show
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show Thyroid  
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Thyroid gland has # lobes   show
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show Isthmus  
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show Thyroid follicles T3 contains # iodine molecules  
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show 4  
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show Goiter  
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Increases energy production and protein synthesis   show
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Thyroid release is stimulated by TSH form the ______   show
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show Calcitonin  
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Maintains normal blood levels of calcium ad phosphate by decreasing Reabsorption of calcium and phosphate____blood levels   show
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Calcitonin is stimulated by___   show
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show Parathyroid  
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PTH   show
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show PTH  
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show Increasing  
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Targets bones, small intestines and kidneys   show
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show Increases  
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show Hypercalcemia  
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show Pancreas  
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This is classified as endocrine AND exocrine   show
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show Pancreas  
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Function al units are islets of Langerhans/pancreatic islets that are made of two cells called   show
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___cells produce insulin   show
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___cells produce glucogon   show
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Stimulates liver to begin ___ and use lipids and AA for energy   show
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show Glucogenesis  
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Sugar production   show
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Glucogon is stimulated by___   show
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Glucogon rhyme   show
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show Insulin  
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show Glycogenesis  
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show Hyperglycemia  
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The _____ (3) do not need insulin to absorb glucose   show
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Adrenal glands aka   show
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show Adrenal glands  
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Adrenal glands are divided into # parts   show
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show Medulla and cortex  
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Sympathetic nervous system   show
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Mimic the effect of the SNS   show
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show Adrenal medulla  
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Adrenal medulla secretes ____ and____   show
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show Noradrenaline  
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show Catecholamines  
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show Norepinephrine  
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show Norephinephrine  
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Secreted in large amounts   show
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show Epinephrine  
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Vasoconstriction in skin and viscera   show
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Vasodilatation in skeletal muscle   show
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show Constriction  
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Epinephrine ____ bronchioles   show
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show Decreases  
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Epinephrine ____ glycogenolysis (energy)   show
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Epinephrine ____ Glucogenesis from lipids   show
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Epinephrine ____ cell respiration (into ATP)   show
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show Epinephrine  
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show Adrenal cortex  
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3 types of steroid hormones   show
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Sex hormones (2)   show
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show Sex  
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Does the same as ADH   show
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show Aldosterone  
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show Kidneys  
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show Increases  
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Aldosterone ___blood volume and BP   show
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Aldosterone ____excretion of K+   show
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show Renin  
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show Angiotensin II  
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show Vasoconstriction  
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What do lysozymes do   show
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show Cortisol  
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Increases glucogenesis from lipids and excess AA   show
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Conserve3s glucose for use by the brain   show
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___ cells cannot convert other molecules n to glucose like other tissue types   show
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show Cortisol  
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show Anti-inflammatory  
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Histamine increases capillary____ and allows lysozymes to spread   show
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show Cortisol  
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Cortisol is released during times of ____ or ____stress   show
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ACTH from ____pituitary   show
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show Steroid  
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Secretes from the follicle cells and placenta during pregnancy   show
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show Estrogen  
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show Estrogen  
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Promotes secondary sex characteristics in women   show
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show Estrogen Aid in growth of uterus  
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show Fat  
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Aids in closure of growth plates in long bones   show
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show Estrogen  
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show Testosterone  
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show Steroid  
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show Progesterone  
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Promotes glycogensis   show
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show Progesterone  
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show Progesterone  
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Inhibin is a ___   show
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show Inhibin  
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show Steroid  
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Secreted by interstitial cells   show
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show Testosterone  
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show Testosterone  
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Promotes secondary sex characteristics in males   show
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Aids in growth of facial hair   show
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show Testosterone  
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show Testosterone  
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show Testosterone  
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show Inhibin  
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show Inhibin  
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Decreases FSH   show
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Hormone that helps you sleep and increases duration   show
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Produced in pineal gland   show
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show Melatonin  
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PG   show
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show Prostaglandins  
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Hormone that is local and does not circulate in the blood   show
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show Receptors  
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Only___ cells have the receptors   show
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show Cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus  
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Protein hormones are the ___ mechanism   show
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Messengers stimulate a ___   show
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show Surface, membrane  
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cAMP   show
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show Second  
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show cAMP  
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Steroids are ___soluble   show
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Steroids___ through cell membrane   show
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Steroids combine with receptors in the ___   show
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The steroid protein complex enters the___   show
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Steroids activate specific ____to initiate___ and then___   show
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