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1203 - ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Flashcards

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WHAT IS AN EXOCRINE GLAND

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have tubes or ducts that carry the secretion from one gland to another part of the body

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WHAT ARE ENDOCRINE GLANDS

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secrete hormones that are carried through the blood and lymph

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WHAT IS A HORMONE RECEPTOR

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engages with hormone and leads to the initiation of downstream signals

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WHAT ARE THR 2 MAJOR TYPES OF HORMONES

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amino acid derived and lipid derived

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WHAT ARE THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS IN YOUR BODY

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testes, ovaries, pancreas, adrenal glands, thymus, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, hypothalamus, pineal gland and pituitary gland

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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF AMINO DERIVED HORMONES

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amine and peptide + protein hormones

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WHAT HORMONES ARE LIPID DERIVED

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steroid hormones

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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF RECEPTORS

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intracellular and cell membrane receptors

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WHAT ARE INTRACELLULAR RECEPTORS

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receptors that are located inside the cell. hormones that bind must be able to cross the bilayer

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WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HORMONE THAT USES INTRACELLULAR RECEPTORS

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steroid hormones since they are derived from cholesterol

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WHAT ARE CELL MEMBRANE RECEPTORS

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located on the surface of the cell. most amino derived hormones bind to cell membrane receptors, causing signaling cascades.

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WHAT ARE SIGNALLING CASCADES

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a series of sequential activation of enzymes within a cell. this increases the speed, efficiency and specify of the hormone responses

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WHAT ARE THE 2 HORMONES RELEASED BY THE THYROID

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thyroid hormone and calcitonin

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WHAT ARE THE TWO HORMONES RELEASED BY THE PANCREAS

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glucagon and insulin

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WHAT ARE THE TWO HORMONES RELEASED BY THE ADRENAL MEDULLA

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epinephrine and norepinephrine

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WHAT TWO HORMONES ARE RELEASED BY THE OVARIES

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estrogen and progersterone

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WHAT HORMONE IS RELEASED BY THE TESTIS

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testosterone

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WHAT HORMONE IS RELEASED BY THE STOMACH

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gastrin

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WHAT HORMONE IS PRODUCED BY THE DUODENUM

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secretin

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WHAT HORMONE IS RELEASED BY THE THYMUS

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thymosin

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WHAT HORMONE IS RELEASED BY THE PINEAL GLAND

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melatonin

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WHAT IS DIABETES INSIPIDUS

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chronic underproduction of antidiuretic hormone causing chronic dehydration

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WHAT IS A GOITER

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a symptom of thyroid disorders, increased size of your thyroid gland

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WHAT IS DIABETES MELLITUS

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cant produce or respond to insulin.

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WHAT 2 HORMONES ARE RELEASED BY THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY

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oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone

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