Endocrine System
Water-soluble hormones, such as proteins and peptide hormones, activate target cells using ____. -
correct answer the second-messenger system
Which system produces chemical messengers known as hormones? - correct answer
endocrine system
Prostaglandins are ____ - correct answer lipid hormones manufactured in the
plasma membranes of cells
The most common stimulus for prodding endocrine glands into action is _____ - correct answer
hormonal
Most endocrine organs are prodded into action by other hormones; this type of stimulus is called ____. -
correct answer hormonal stimulus
Hormones control what major processes? - correct answer 1. Reproduction
2. Growth and Development
3. Mobilization of body defenses
4. Maintenance of homeostasis
5. Regulation of Metabolism
hormones are produced by ______ - correct answer specialized cells
What transfers hormones to target sites - correct answer blood
, the scientific study of hormones and the endocrine system - correct answer
endocrinology
amino acid-based hormones - correct answer proteins, peptides, amines
sex hormones made from cholesterol - correct answer steroids
______ must have specific protein receptors - correct answer target cells
Lipid soluble mechanism - correct answer direct gene activation (steroid hormone
action)
water soluble mechanism - correct answer second-messenger system (non-steroid
hormone action)
maintains hormone levels in the blood - correct answer negative feedback
changing blood levels of certain ions and nutrients stimulate hormone release - correct answer
humoral stimuli
nerve impulses stimulate hormone release - correct answer neural stimuli
The gland that is primarily responsible for regulating metabolism is _____ - correct answer
thyroid
Which one of the following is NOT typical of the changes that follow the binding of a hormone to its
target cells? - correct answer cellular mutations occur
Being lipid soluble, steroids can do all the following EXCEPT ____ - correct answer
catalyze cyclic AMP