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, Compare EXOcrine and ENDOcrine glands - VERIFIED ANSWERSEXOcrine
glands secrete nonhormones, using ducts
ENDOcrine glands secrete Hormones inside body, NO DUCTS
What gland, hormone, target cell or organ controls BLOOD GLUCOSE? -
VERIFIED ANSWERSPancreas,
glucagon and insulin,
What gland, hormone, target cell or organ controls BLOOD CALCIUM? -
VERIFIED ANSWERSParathyroid, PTH,
What gland, hormone, target cell or organ controls BLOOD PRESSURE? -
VERIFIED ANSWERSRAAS or renin angiotensin aldosterone system stabilizes
blood pressure via
kidneys, liver, and adrenal cortex
How do Amino Acid based hormones and Steroid hormones differ in lipid
solubility? - VERIFIED ANSWERSSteroids are all lipid soluble. Lipid-soluble
hormones act on intracellular receptors, directly activating genes and stimulating
synthesis of specific proteins.
Water-soluble hormones ac ton receptors in the plasma membrane coupled most
often via regulatory molecules called G proteins to intracellular second
messengers.