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Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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Categories of hormones

A

Peptides

Steroids

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2
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Release of hormones are controlled by

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Nervous system
Action of other hormones
Negative feedback mechanisms

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3
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Hypothalamus

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Controls secretion of pituitary gland

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4
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What does neurosecretory cells produce

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Antidiuretic hormone

Oxytocin

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5
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Posterior pituitary

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Stores hypothalamic hormones and oxytocin

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6
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Adh

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Causes more water to be reabsorbed into kidney capillaries

Raises blood pressure

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7
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Oxytocin

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Causes uterine contraction during child birth

Causes milk let down when baby is nursing

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8
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Anterior pituitary

A

Controlled by hypothalamic hormones.

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9
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Hormones that affect other glands

A

Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Gonadotropic hormone

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10
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Thyroid gland

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Increase metabolic rate

Stimulate all cells of body

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11
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Calcitonin

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Helps control blood calcium levels
Secreted when blood calcium levels rise
Brings deposit of calcium to bones

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12
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Parathyroid gland

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Regulates blood phosphate levels

Regulated blood calcium levels.

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13
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Adrenal medulla

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Secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine
Causes fight or flight
Short term response to stress

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14
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Adrenal cortex

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Outer portion

Under control of acth

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15
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Hormones adrenal cortex produces

A

Make and female sex hormones
Mineralcorticiods
Glucocorticoids

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16
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Glucocorticoids

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Raised blood glucose levels

17
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Mineralcorticiods

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Targets kidneys
Promotes renal absorption of sodium and water
Promotes renal excretion of potassium

18
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Pancreas

A

Two types of tissue

Exocrine and endocrine

19
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Exocrine

A

Secretes digestive juices

20
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Endocrine

A

Produces insulin and glucagon

21
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Diabetes mellitus

A

Body cells are unable to take up and or metabolize glucose

22
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Type 1

A

Pancreas doesn’t produce insulin

23
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Type 2

A

Cells do not respond to insulin

24
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Testes

A

Produce androgens

25
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Ovaries

A

Produce estrogen and progesterone

26
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Androgens

A

Increased testosterone secretion during puberty

27
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How do cells and organs communicate

A

Chemical signals

28
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Pheromones

A

Chemical signals between individuals

29
Q

What does the endocrine system help regulate

A 
Digestion 
Fuels metabolism 
Blood pressure and volume 
Calcium balance 
Response to external environment
30
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Secretion hormones

A

Chemical signals that influence metabolism
Growth and development
Homeostasis

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