Practical 2: Lab 9 Endocrine System Exam 2024

Practical 2: Lab 9 Endocrine System Exam 2024 what signaling does the endocrine system use -Answer-chemical hormones released to blood compare endocrine and nervous signaling -Answer-endocrine takes longer and is less specific 5 glands of the endocrine system -Answer-pituitary thyroid parathyroid adrenal pineal location of thyroid gland -Answer-anterior to trachea inferior to larynx how many lobes in thyroid gland -Answer-2 embedded with parathyroid glands on posterior surface parafollicular cells -Answer-part of thyroid secrete calcitonin to regulate blood calcium what mineral is essential to thyroid funciton -Answer-iodine lysosomal enzymes -Answer-breakdown the thyroglobulin colloid two types of cells in parathyroid gland -Answer-chief/principal cells oxyphil cells role of chief cells in parathyroid -Answer-secrete PTH to raise blood calcium and promote bone resorption thyroid gland releases ___ -Answer-T3 and T4