Chapter 9

Question 0

Hormones

Answer 0

substances secreted by an endocrine gland and responding to it

Question 1

endocrine system

Answer 1

the series of ductless glands are found in the body

Question 2

Target organ

Answer 2

organ or cell acted on by a particular hormones

Question 3

Hyper-secretion

Answer 3

too much of a substance is being secreted

Question 4

hyposecretion

Answer 4

too little of a substance is being secreted

Question 5

Protein hormone

Answer 5

first messengers provides communication between endocrine glands and target organs

Question 6

steroid hormone

Answer 6

lipid soluble hormones that pass intact thorugh the cell membrane of the targetcell and influence cel activity by acting on specific genes

Question 7

second messenger hypothysis

Answer 7

provide communication within hormone target cells

Question 8

cyclic amp

Answer 8

one of several messeges that delivers info inside a cell and thus regulates cell activity

Question 9

pituitary glands

Answer 9

endocrine gland located in the skull madeup of the ademonypohysis and the neurohypopysis

Question 10

adenohypophysis

Answer 10

anterior pituitary gland, which has the structure of which has the structure of endocrine gland

Question 11

neuropophysis

Answer 11

posterior pituitary gland

Question 12

Tropic hormone

Answer 12

hormone that stimulates another endocrine gland to grow and secrete hormones

Question 13

hypoglycemia

Answer 13

lower than normal blood glucose concentration

Question 14

Hyperglycemia

Answer 14

higher than normal blood glucose concentration

Question 15

Diabetes insipidus

Answer 15

condition resulting form hypo secretion from hyposecretion of ADHD

Question 16

hypercalcemia

Answer 16

a condition in which ther is harmful excess of calcium in blood

Question 17

adrenal cortex

Answer 17

outer portion of adrenal gland that secretes that secretes hormones called cotocolas

Question 18

adolsterone

Answer 18

hormone that stimulates the kidney to retain some sodium ions in water

Question 19

Gluconeogenesis

Answer 19

formation of glycogen form glucose or other mono sachorides

Question 20

androgens

Answer 20

male sex hormones

Question 21

adrenal medulla

Answer 21

inner portion of adrenal gland that secretes ephilphrme

Question 22

Islets of Lengerhans (pancreas)

Answer 22

endocrine portion of the abdominal contains pancreticislets made up of alpha and beta cells among others

Question 23

diabetes mellitus

Answer 23

a condition resulting when the pancreatic islets of secretes too little insulin , resultingin increaes level of sucrose

Question 24

gycosuria

Answer 24

glucose in urine; a sign diabetes mellitus

Question 25

corupus luteum

Answer 25

a hormone secreting glandular structure transformed afterovulation from ruptured follicle

Question 26

Chorion

Answer 26

develop into an important membrane in the placenta