Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
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A communication network of ductless glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones
A
endocrine system
2
Q
Hormones which are made up of strings of amino acids
A
protein hormones
3
Q
Hormone made up of a small chain of amino acids
A
peptide hormones
4
Q
Hydrophobic hormone which cannot be stored in cells and is slow acting
A
steroid hormones
5
Q
Cells with the receptor site for a particular hormone
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target cell
6
Q
Nerve cell fibers that transmit electrical information from one nerve cell to another
A
axons
7
Q
Nerve cell fibers that receive electrical information from other cells
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dendrites
8
Q
A cluster of small neurons located at the front of the brain of some invertebrates and associated with spatial navigation
A
mushroom bodies
