VMT ch 11 exam
1. endocrine system: composed of ductless glands that secrete chemical messengers, called hormones, into
the bloodsteam
2. endo-: means within
3. -crine: means to secrete or separate
4. target organs: tissues and organs on which the hormones act
5. hormone: meaning impulse or to set in motion; may excite or inhibit a motion or an action
6. pituitary gland (hypophysis): lacated at the base of the brain just below the hypothalamus; known as
the master gland becuase it secretes many hormoes that control or master other endocrine glands
7. pituit/o: combining form for pituitary gland
8. hypothalamus: located below the thalamus in the brain and secrates releasing and inhibiting factors that
affect the release of substances from the pituitary gland
9. infundibulum: the hypothalamus is connected to the pituitary gland via a stalk that is a funnel-shapped
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,passage or opening
10. adenohypophysis: the anterior lobe is also known as this because it produces hormones (that it; has
glandular functions)
11. aden/o: combining form for gland
12. indirect-acting hormones: hormoes released from the anterior pituitary gland sometimes are called
this becuase their target organ to produce a second hormone
13. neurohypophysis: the posterior lobe is also known as this because it responds to a neurologic stimulus
and does not produce homes, but stores and secretes them
14. direct-acting hormones: hormones released formthe posterior pituitary gland sometimes called this
becuase they produce the desired effect directly in the target organ
15. Folicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH): augments the secration of estrogen and growth of eggs in the
ovaries and the production of sperm in the testes
16. gonadotropic hormone: regulates hormonal activity of gonads
17. gonadotropic hormones: FSH is a type of
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, 18. gonad/o: combining form for gonad or gamete producing gland
19. -tropic: means having an aflnity for
20. luteinizing hormone (LH): augments ovulation and aids in the maintenance of pregnacy in females;
transforms an ovarian follicle into a corpus luteum, or yellow body
21. lute/o: combining form for yellow
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1. endocrine system: composed of ductless glands that secrete chemical messengers, called hormones, into
the bloodsteam
2. endo-: means within
3. -crine: means to secrete or separate
4. target organs: tissues and organs on which the hormones act
5. hormone: meaning impulse or to set in motion; may excite or inhibit a motion or an action
6. pituitary gland (hypophysis): lacated at the base of the brain just below the hypothalamus; known as
the master gland becuase it secretes many hormoes that control or master other endocrine glands
7. pituit/o: combining form for pituitary gland
8. hypothalamus: located below the thalamus in the brain and secrates releasing and inhibiting factors that
affect the release of substances from the pituitary gland
9. infundibulum: the hypothalamus is connected to the pituitary gland via a stalk that is a funnel-shapped
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,passage or opening
10. adenohypophysis: the anterior lobe is also known as this because it produces hormones (that it; has
glandular functions)
11. aden/o: combining form for gland
12. indirect-acting hormones: hormoes released from the anterior pituitary gland sometimes are called
this becuase their target organ to produce a second hormone
13. neurohypophysis: the posterior lobe is also known as this because it responds to a neurologic stimulus
and does not produce homes, but stores and secretes them
14. direct-acting hormones: hormones released formthe posterior pituitary gland sometimes called this
becuase they produce the desired effect directly in the target organ
15. Folicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH): augments the secration of estrogen and growth of eggs in the
ovaries and the production of sperm in the testes
16. gonadotropic hormone: regulates hormonal activity of gonads
17. gonadotropic hormones: FSH is a type of
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, 18. gonad/o: combining form for gonad or gamete producing gland
19. -tropic: means having an aflnity for
20. luteinizing hormone (LH): augments ovulation and aids in the maintenance of pregnacy in females;
transforms an ovarian follicle into a corpus luteum, or yellow body
21. lute/o: combining form for yellow
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