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lower - CORRECT ANSWER-The Endocrine system is a major controlling system in
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the body that works ________ than that of the Nervous System.
ervous System - CORRECT ANSWER-Other major body system that acts to maintain
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homeostasis.
ormones - CORRECT ANSWER-The endocrine system uses chemical messengers
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called?
erve impulses - CORRECT ANSWER-The nervous system uses _________ to
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communicate.
c irculatory system - CORRECT ANSWER-What system transports hormones
throughout the body?
eceptors - CORRECT ANSWER-All cells do not respond to endocrine system
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stimulation. Only those that have the proper _________ on their cell membranes or
within their nucleus are activated by the hormone.
arget cells - CORRECT ANSWER-The responsive cells of various endocrine
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hormones are called?
Protein or Peptide - CORRECT ANSWER-Most hormones are what kind of molecule?
fat soluble - CORRECT ANSWER-There are a few hormones made out of what type of
molecule?
econd messenger - CORRECT ANSWER-Non-steroid hormones must activate a
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________ to work within the cell as they are not able to cross the cell membrane.
NA expression - CORRECT ANSWER-Steroid hormones cause changes to _______
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because their target is within the nucleus.
, egative feedback - CORRECT ANSWER-The secretion of most hormones is
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regulated by what kind of system, causing increasing levels of hormones to "turn off" its
stimulus?
nterior Pituitary - CORRECT ANSWER-The master endocrine gland because it
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regulates so many other endocrine glands?
ypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER-Anterior Pituitary is controlled by releasing
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hormones secreted by the what?
Insulin - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone necessary if glucose is to be taken up by
cells.
TH (parathyroid hormone) - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone that regulates blood
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calcium level,
released when levels drop.
ldosterone - CORRECT ANSWER-Mineralocorticoid that regulates sodium
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reabsorption by the kidney.
Prolactin - CORRECT ANSWER-Necessary for milk production after child birth.
hyroid Hormone (T3, T4) - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone(s) that regulates Basal
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metabolic rate.
rowth hormone - CORRECT ANSWER-Stimulates body cell division and increases
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length
of bones
pinephrine and norepinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER-Two hormones released by the
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adrenal medulla.
Iodine - CORRECT ANSWER-Element essential for proper production of thyroid
hormones (T3/T4)
ntidiuretic hormone (ADH) - CORRECT ANSWER-Pituitary hormone that regulates
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water
reabsorption by the kidney.
, lucagon - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone that increases the breakdown of
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glycogen by the liver.
xytocin - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone that causes contraction of the uterine
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wall muscles.
ortisol - CORRECT ANSWER-Glucocorticoid released during prolonged stress
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response.
ollicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone that acts on the
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ovary to stimulate the
production of estrogen.
alcitonin - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone that acts on osteoblasts to lower blood
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calcium levels.
luteinizing hormone (LH) - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone that stimulates the ovary to
release the
egg.
hyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone that stimulates
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the thyroid gland
drenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) - CORRECT ANSWER-hormone that stimulates
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the adrenal cortex to secrete larger amounts of hormones
Testosterone - CORRECT ANSWER-Known as the male sex hormone
rogesterone - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone that stimulates vascularization of the
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endometrium
Estrogen - CORRECT ANSWER-Known as the female sex hormone
skin and mucosa - CORRECT ANSWER-The "first line of defense" in innate immunity
Inflammation mediators - CORRECT ANSWER-Histamine, kinins, and interleukins are
examples of
innate immunity - CORRECT ANSWER-A type of immune mechanism that provides a
general defense by acting against anything recognized as non-self