Endocrine Physiology ML:2

Question 1

What do hormone receptors determine?

Answer 1

Which tissues respond to an endocrine “broadcast”

Question 2

High sensitivity:

Answer 2

receptors respond to low concentrations of circulating hormones

Question 3

What do huge signal amplications allow?

Answer 3

allows hormones to act quickly due to their signal transduction mechanisms

Question 4

High concentrations of hormone=

Answer 4

low receptor number

Question 5

Low concentrations of hormone =

Answer 5

up regulation so high receptor number

Question 6

What does having a permissive effect mean?

Answer 6

with a thyroid hormone around we get more epinephrine receptors

Question 7

Inputs that control hormone secretion?

Answer 7

ions or nutrients
neurotransmitters
hormones

Question 8

Tropic Hormone

Answer 8

a hormone that affects the secretion of another hormone

Question 9

Trophic hormone

Answer 9

a hormone that promotes growth/health of a stimulated gland

Question 10

Hypersecretion:

Answer 10

mainly caused by tumors that ignore negative feedback or abnormally increased amount of tropic hormones

Question 11

Hyposecttrion

Answer 11

gland destruction or loss of tropic hormones

Question 12

Hyperresponsiveness

Answer 12

receptor upregulation or second messenger pathway over activation

Question 13

Hyporesponsiveness

Answer 13

receptor downregulation or second messenger pathway under activation