ch.18 - vocabs

Question 1

corticosteroids

Answer 1

hormones produced by the adrenal cortex

Question 1

catecholamines

Answer 1

hormones derived from an amino acid and secreted by the adrenal medula

Question 2

electrolyte

Answer 2

mineral salt in the blood and tissues; proper functioning of cells

Question 3

glucocorticoid

Answer 3

secreted by the adrenal cortex; regulates glucose, fat, and protein metabolism

Question 4

homeostasis

Answer 4

tendency of an organism to maintain an constant internal environment

Question 5

hormone

Answer 5

chemical secreted by an endocrine gland- influences the structure or function of an organ or gland

Question 6

hypothalamus (where)

Answer 6

region of the brain laying below the thalamus and above the pituitary gland

Question 7

hypothalamus (what do)

Answer 7

secreted releasing factors and hormones that affect the pituitary gland

Question 8

mineralocorticoid

Answer 8

steroid hormone that regulates mineral salts and water balance in the body

Question 9

receptor

Answer 9

cellular or nuclear protein that binds to a hormone so that a response can be elicited

Question 10

sella turcica

Answer 10

cavity at the based of the skull

Question 11

sex hormones

Answer 11

steroid produced by the adrenal cortex to influence male and female sex characteristics

Question 12

steroid

Answer 12

substance related to fats and where many hormones are made

Question 13

sympathomimetic

Answer 13

mimicking or copying the effect of the sympathetic nervous system

Question 14

target tissue

Answer 14

cells of an organ that are affected or stimulated by specific hormones