Ch. 4

Question 1

Endocrine System

Answer 1

supports the normal homeostatic function of the human body and helps it respond to external stimuli

Question 2

General Adaptation Syndrome

Answer 2

How the adrenal gland responds with an initial alarm reaction followed by a reduction of an organism’s function in response to a noxious stimulus

Question 3

Hormones

Answer 3

Chemical messengers that are synthesized, stored & released into the blood by endocrine glands

Question 4

Autocrine Secretion

Answer 4

cell releases hormone itself and stays within the same cell

Question 5

Paracrine Secretion

Answer 5

release of hormones to interact with adjacent cells (no need for circulation)

Question 6

Binding Proteins

Answer 6

carry hormones through bloodstream & act as storage sites

Question 7

4 Anabolic Hormones

Answer 7

Insulin, IGF, Testosterone, Growth Hormone

Question 8

Function of Anabolic Hormones

Answer 8

Promote Tissue Building

Question 9

Permissive Hormone

Answer 9

Thyroid

Question 10

Function of Permissive Hormones

Answer 10

Allow the action of another hormone to take place

Question 11

2 Catabolic Hormones

Answer 11

Cortisol & Progesterone

Question 12

Function of Catabolic Hormones

Answer 12

Protein metabolism/breakdown

Question 13

Cross Reactivity

Answer 13

Receptor partially interacts with hormones not specifically designed for it

Question 14

Allosteric Binding Sites

Answer 14

Non-hormone substances can enhance or reduce cellular response to primary hormone

Question 15

Multiple Domains

Answer 15

For hormones to attach to

Question 16

Aggregated Form

Answer 16

Several hormones linked together to produce optimal signal via receptor

Question 17

Down regulation

Answer 17

Receptors becoming non-responsive to a hormone

Question 18

Hormones from adrenal cortex

Answer 18

Cortisol

Question 19

Hormones from gonads

Answer 19

Testosterone & Estradiol

Question 20

Are steroids fat soluble?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

How do steroid messages get inside cell?

Answer 21

Passively diffuse across sarcolema

Question 22

2 Polypeptides

Answer 22

Growth Hormone
Insulin

Question 23

Are polypeptides fat soluble?

Answer 23

no

Question 24

How do polypeptide messages get inside cell?

Answer 24

Utilize secondary messengers to get message into cell