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fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
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temsfboffbthefbbody.
-->fbnervousfbsystemfbreleasesfbneurotransmitters
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fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔ targetfbcells
nervousfbvsfbendocrine:fbmoleculesfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
nervous:fbneurotransmittersfbreleasedfblocallyfbinfbresponsefbtofbnervefbimp
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endocrine:fbhormonesfbdeliveredfbtofbtissuesfbthroughoutfbbodyfbbyfbblood.
,nervousfbvsfbendocrine:fbsitefboffbactionfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
nervousfbsystem:fbclosefbtofbsitefboffbrelease,fbatfbsynapse;fbbindsfbtofbrecepto
rsfbinfbpostsynapticfbmembrane.
endocrine:fbfarfbfromfbsitefboffbreleasefb(usually);fbbindsfbtofbreceptorsfbonfborfbi
nfbtargetfbcells.
nervousfbvsfbendocrine:fbtypesfboffbtargetfbcellsfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
nervous:fbmusclefb(smooth,fbcardiac,fbskeletal)fbcells,fbglandfbcells,fbandfbot
herfbneurons.
endocrine:fbcellsfbthroughoutfbthefbbody
nervousfbvs.fbendocrine:fbtimefbtofbonsetfboffbactionfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
nervous:fbtypicallyfbwithinfbmillisecondsfb(thousandthsfboffbafbsecond
-faster,fbbutfbweakerfbresponse
endocrine:fbsecondsfbtofbhoursfborfbdays.
-takesfblongerfbtofbkickfbin,fbbutfblastsfblonger.
Thefbbodyfbcontainsfbtwofbkindsfboffbglands:fb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
exocrinefbandfbendocrine
, exocrinefbglandsfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔ -secretefbproductsfbintofbducts
-nonefboffbthesefbarefbhormones.
-
ex.fbsudoriferousfb(sweat)fbglands,fbsebaceousfb(oil)fbglands,fbmucousfbgland
s,fbdigestivefbglands,fbandfbseveralfbothersfbthroughoutfbthefbbody.
endocrinefbglandsfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔ -
secretefbhormonesfbintofbthefbinterstitialfbfluidfbsurroundingfbtheirfbcells.
-
hormonesfbdiffusefbintofbthefbbloodfbthroughfbcapillariesfbandfbarefbcarriedfbtofb
targetfbcellsfbthroughoutfbthefbbody.
-ex.fbpituitary,fbthyroid,fbsuprarenalfb(adrenal),fbandfbpinealfbglands.
hormonefbproducingfbcellsfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔ -
Certainfborgansfbandfbtissuesfbthatfbarefbnotfbpartfboffbthefbendocrinefbsystemfbal
sofbsecretefbhormonesfbbecausefbtheyfbcontainfbsecretingfbcells
-
Secretingfbcellsfbcanfbbefbfoundfbinfbthefbhypothalamus,fbthymus,fbpancreas,fbo
varies,fbtestes,fbkidneys,fbstomach,fbliver,fbsmallfbintestine,fbskin,fbheart,fbadip
osefbtissuefbandfbplacenta
PPTfbQ:fbWhichfbglandfborfborganfbisfbnotfbstrictlyfbclassifiedfbasfbanfbendocrin
efbgland?
a)fbthyroidfbgland
Relationshipfbbetweenfbthefbnervousfbandfbendocrinefbsystemfb-
fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
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temsfboffbthefbbody.
-->fbnervousfbsystemfbreleasesfbneurotransmitters
-->endocrinefbsystemfbreleasesfbhormones.
-partsfboffbnervousfbsystemfbstimulatefborfbinhibitfbthefbreleasefboffbhormones.
-Hormonesfbmayfbpromotefborfbinhibitfbthefbgenerationfboffbnervefbimpulses.
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------fb-----"
Neurotransmittersfbalsofbbindfbtofbreceptorsfbonfb"------fb-----"fb-
fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔ targetfbcells
nervousfbvsfbendocrine:fbmoleculesfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
nervous:fbneurotransmittersfbreleasedfblocallyfbinfbresponsefbtofbnervefbimp
ulses.
endocrine:fbhormonesfbdeliveredfbtofbtissuesfbthroughoutfbbodyfbbyfbblood.
,nervousfbvsfbendocrine:fbsitefboffbactionfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
nervousfbsystem:fbclosefbtofbsitefboffbrelease,fbatfbsynapse;fbbindsfbtofbrecepto
rsfbinfbpostsynapticfbmembrane.
endocrine:fbfarfbfromfbsitefboffbreleasefb(usually);fbbindsfbtofbreceptorsfbonfborfbi
nfbtargetfbcells.
nervousfbvsfbendocrine:fbtypesfboffbtargetfbcellsfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
nervous:fbmusclefb(smooth,fbcardiac,fbskeletal)fbcells,fbglandfbcells,fbandfbot
herfbneurons.
endocrine:fbcellsfbthroughoutfbthefbbody
nervousfbvs.fbendocrine:fbtimefbtofbonsetfboffbactionfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
nervous:fbtypicallyfbwithinfbmillisecondsfb(thousandthsfboffbafbsecond
-faster,fbbutfbweakerfbresponse
endocrine:fbsecondsfbtofbhoursfborfbdays.
-takesfblongerfbtofbkickfbin,fbbutfblastsfblonger.
Thefbbodyfbcontainsfbtwofbkindsfboffbglands:fb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔
exocrinefbandfbendocrine
, exocrinefbglandsfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔ -secretefbproductsfbintofbducts
-nonefboffbthesefbarefbhormones.
-
ex.fbsudoriferousfb(sweat)fbglands,fbsebaceousfb(oil)fbglands,fbmucousfbgland
s,fbdigestivefbglands,fbandfbseveralfbothersfbthroughoutfbthefbbody.
endocrinefbglandsfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔ -
secretefbhormonesfbintofbthefbinterstitialfbfluidfbsurroundingfbtheirfbcells.
-
hormonesfbdiffusefbintofbthefbbloodfbthroughfbcapillariesfbandfbarefbcarriedfbtofb
targetfbcellsfbthroughoutfbthefbbody.
-ex.fbpituitary,fbthyroid,fbsuprarenalfb(adrenal),fbandfbpinealfbglands.
hormonefbproducingfbcellsfb-fbcorrectfbanswer✔ ✔ -
Certainfborgansfbandfbtissuesfbthatfbarefbnotfbpartfboffbthefbendocrinefbsystemfbal
sofbsecretefbhormonesfbbecausefbtheyfbcontainfbsecretingfbcells
-
Secretingfbcellsfbcanfbbefbfoundfbinfbthefbhypothalamus,fbthymus,fbpancreas,fbo
varies,fbtestes,fbkidneys,fbstomach,fbliver,fbsmallfbintestine,fbskin,fbheart,fbadip
osefbtissuefbandfbplacenta
PPTfbQ:fbWhichfbglandfborfborganfbisfbnotfbstrictlyfbclassifiedfbasfbanfbendocrin
efbgland?
a)fbthyroidfbgland
