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A&PII - Ch 16 Test

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thyroid gland has ability to store its hormone extracellulary & stored amount remains constant & sufficient to provide levels of hormone release for
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after glucose enters target cell, insulin binding triggers enzymatic activities that catalyze __ of glucose for ATP production
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GH deficiency in children results in slowed long bone growth
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aldosterone accounts for __ __ 95% of the mineralocorticoids produced
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condition that would be balanced by ADH
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ANP blocks renin & aldosterone secretion & inhibits other __ mechanisms that enhance water & Na+ reabsorption
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hormone that regulates the secretory action of another endocrine organ
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thyroid hormone receptors are __ bound to DNA even in absence of thyroid hormone
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hypersecretion of aldosterone; typically results from adrenal tumors
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considered a neuroendocrine organ because, along with its neural functions, it produces & releases hormones
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in PIP2-calcium signaling mechanism, __ __ releases Ca2+ from intracellular storage sites
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most T3 is formed at the target tissue by
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function of adrenocorticotropic hormone
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endocrine organs are __ __ throughout the body
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biologically active lipids are released by nearly all cell membranes; includes leukotrienes & prostaglandins
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GH promotes protein __
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secretion of digestive enzymes is a(n) __ function for the pancreas
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triggers thyrotrophs to release TSH
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cyclic AMP activate protein kinase
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hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus and secreted by the posterior pituitary; stimulates contraction of the uterus during childbirth and the ejection of milk during nursing
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more than
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hypothalamus
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aldosteronism
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always
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tropic hormone
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synthesis
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angiotensin-induced
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loss of body fluids
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widely scattered
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two to three months
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exocrine
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eicosanoids
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inositol trisphosphate (IP3)
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oxidation
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causes adrenal cortex to produce hormones
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conversion of T4 to T3
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oxytocin
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thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
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pituitary dwarfism
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5th step of cAMP mechanism
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catecholamine that has greater influence on peripheral vasoconstriction & blood pressure
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once activated (cAMP) G protein behaves like a light switch, off when __ is bound to it and on when __ is bound
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inactive form of vitamin D, when modified cholesterol molecules in epidermal cells are exposed to UV radiation
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enteroendocrine cells release amines, like serotonin acting as paracrines, diffusing to & influencing nearby target cells without first
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transcription of new messenger RNA is a function of
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__ hormones exhibit shorted half-lives
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made primarily by paraventricular neurons of hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract
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water-soluble hormones exhibit
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ovaries produce important hormones of
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thyroid hormone (TH) is often referred to as the body's

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