(25) Horomones

Question 1

endocrine system

Answer 1

controls body with hormones, for growth, metabolism, sexual development and homeostasis

Question 2

hormones

Answer 2

chemical signals, communicates with near/far cells

Question 3

endocrine glands

Answer 3

collection of epithelial cells that produces and releases hormones

Question 4

pheromones

Answer 4

chemical signals released outside of the body to change another

Question 5

amine hormones

Answer 5

synthesized from 1 amino acid, hydrophobic

Question 6

polypeptide hormones

Answer 6

synthesized from chain of amino acid, hydrophobic

Question 7

steroid hormones

Answer 7

lipids usually from cholesterol, hydrophilic

Question 8

hormone receptors

Answer 8

receptors that specific hormones bind to, based on shape and whether it is in/out of cell

Question 9

paracrine regulators

Answer 9

hormones act locally and bind to neighboring cells

Question 10

prostaglandin

Answer 10

made by animal cells/organs to affect inflammation (constricting/dilating blood vessels)

Question 11

hypothalamus

Answer 11

helps link nervous and endocrine system, converts sensory signals to endocrine ones

Question 12

posterior pituitary gland

Answer 12

secretes hormones made in the hypothalamus, oxytocin and antidiuretic

Question 13

anterior pituitary gland

Answer 13

secretes growth and prolactin hormones, tropic hormones

Question 14

adrenal gland (kidneys)

Answer 14

makes cortisol, adrenaline, and aldosterone to regulate stress response (flight/fight)

Question 15

thyroid gland (throat)

Answer 15

makes thyroxin, calcitonin, regulates metabolism

Question 16

pancreas

Answer 16

makes insulin and glucagon to regulate blood glucose

Question 17

insulin

Answer 17

decreases glucose, makes cells take them in

Question 18

glucagon

Answer 18

increases glucose, makes cells break down glycogen into glucose