BIOD 102 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
What does the endocrine system consist of?
Answer: Glands, organs, and tissues responsible for the regulation and
coordination of all other body systems.
What specifically is the endocrine system responsible for? (List 8)
Answer:
1. Water balance
2. Ion regulation
3. Growth and metabolism
4. Heart rate and blood pressure
5. Blood glucose regulation
6. Reproductive functions
7. Uterine contractions during labor
8. Milk production and release post-labor
How does the endocrine system exert control? (List 2)
Answer:
1. Various types of signaling
2. Chemical ligands
What are the 3 categories of endocrine signaling?
, Answer:
1. Long-distance signaling
2. Local signaling
3. Signaling that overlaps with nervous system components to transport
ligands to cells
What are the 5 types of signaling? -ANSWER✔✔endocrine, paracrine, autocrine,
synaptic, neuroendocrine
endocrine signaling -ANSWER✔✔Form of long-distance signaling where ligands
are released and travel through blood to reach a target cell, which could be
anywhere is the body.
What does endocrine signaling play a role in? -ANSWER✔✔Regulatory processes
such as maintaining blood pressure, blood volume, and energy metabolism
Regulatory mechanisms such as growth, sexual maturation, and reproduction.
paracrine signaling -ANSWER✔✔Form of local signaling where ligands are
released near target tissues and move by diffusion. NOT transported through blood.
autocrine signaling -ANSWER✔✔Form of local signaling where the cell releasing
the ligand is also the target cell of the very same ligand. NOT transported through
blood.
synaptic signaling -ANSWER✔✔Form of local signaling where the ligands are
released from a pre-synaptic neuron into the synaptic cleft and will eventually bind
to the post-synaptic cell. diffuses across a synapse.
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
What does the endocrine system consist of?
Answer: Glands, organs, and tissues responsible for the regulation and
coordination of all other body systems.
What specifically is the endocrine system responsible for? (List 8)
Answer:
1. Water balance
2. Ion regulation
3. Growth and metabolism
4. Heart rate and blood pressure
5. Blood glucose regulation
6. Reproductive functions
7. Uterine contractions during labor
8. Milk production and release post-labor
How does the endocrine system exert control? (List 2)
Answer:
1. Various types of signaling
2. Chemical ligands
What are the 3 categories of endocrine signaling?
, Answer:
1. Long-distance signaling
2. Local signaling
3. Signaling that overlaps with nervous system components to transport
ligands to cells
What are the 5 types of signaling? -ANSWER✔✔endocrine, paracrine, autocrine,
synaptic, neuroendocrine
endocrine signaling -ANSWER✔✔Form of long-distance signaling where ligands
are released and travel through blood to reach a target cell, which could be
anywhere is the body.
What does endocrine signaling play a role in? -ANSWER✔✔Regulatory processes
such as maintaining blood pressure, blood volume, and energy metabolism
Regulatory mechanisms such as growth, sexual maturation, and reproduction.
paracrine signaling -ANSWER✔✔Form of local signaling where ligands are
released near target tissues and move by diffusion. NOT transported through blood.
autocrine signaling -ANSWER✔✔Form of local signaling where the cell releasing
the ligand is also the target cell of the very same ligand. NOT transported through
blood.
synaptic signaling -ANSWER✔✔Form of local signaling where the ligands are
released from a pre-synaptic neuron into the synaptic cleft and will eventually bind
to the post-synaptic cell. diffuses across a synapse.
