Chapter nine Test Flashcards
second messenger hypothesis
explanation for hormone organ recognition
Negative Feedback
specialized homeostatic mechanism that regulates release of hormones
Target organs
repond to a particular hormone
Endocrine system
system that conrtols the checks and balances of the body similar to the nervous sytem but throuhg slower long lasting control
hormones
chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands
Hypoglycemia
hypersecretion of insulin
cortocoid
hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex
gluconeogenesis
converts amino acids to glucose
diabetes mellitus
hypersecretion os islands of langerhans
Tropic hormone
hormone that stimulates another endocrine gland to grow and secrete its hormones
Hypersecretion
production of too much hormone by a diseased gland
hyposecretion
production of to little hormoen produced by a gland
Prostaglandins
tissue hormones
Adenohypophysis
anterior pituitary gland
Neuropophysis
posterior pituitary gland
Diabetes insipidus
hyposecretion of adh resulting large volumes of urine
Aldoesterone
the main mineral cortocoids hormone
Androgens
male sex hormones
corpus luteum
secretes the femal sex hormones
Cyclic amp
second messenger that sends signals inside a cell to regulate that cell’s activity
