ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question 1

classically defined as substances that act at sites distant from their place of origin.

Answer 1

HORMONES

Question 2

moieties that act in an ____ (act directly upon themselves)

Answer 2

autocrine

Question 3

(act adjacent to the cells of origin)

Answer 3

paracrine

Question 4

(act within the cells of origin without ever exiting the cells) fashion

Answer 4

intracrine

Question 5

Passageways that carry their secretory products

Answer 5

EXOCRINE

Question 6

with ducts

Answer 6

EXOCRINE

Question 7

without ducts

Answer 7

ENDOCRINE

Question 8

Secretions are released directly into the blood or circulation

Answer 8

ENDOCRINE

Question 9

Composed of ductless glands

Answer 9

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question 10

___ will carry the hormones going to the target organs

Answer 10

Blood

Question 11

Why does it need to be secreted towards the blood?

Answer 11

✔Purpose of the transport

Question 12

Why are endocrine glands considered as ductless glands?

Answer 12

✔Endocrine, Ductless because that do not possess ducts to carry the secretions towards the surface

Question 13

Endocrine glands, included are the___
Upon arrival to the bloodstream

Answer 13

chromaffin system and the neurosecretory systems.

Question 14

stimulates Erythropoiesis, involved in the production of erythrocytes

Answer 14

EPO

Question 15

✔EPO is produced in the kidneys, From the kidney to the Bone Marrow to stimulates the production of the ___

Answer 15

Red Blood Cells

Question 16

🗣️What are the messages carried by of the aldosterone

Answer 16

✔Increase reabsorption of sodium to the kidneys
✔Promote elimination of potassium by the kidneys

Question 17

EPO Target Site:

Answer 17

Bone Marrow

Question 18

Aldosterone Target Site:

Answer 18

Kidneys

Question 19

chemical messengers or carriers of messages

Answer 19

Hormones

Question 20

responsible for the transport of the hormone to the target organ/ tissue or where it is intended to target

Answer 20

blood

Question 21

Once hormone reach target site, cell, or organ, hormones connect to receptor

Answer 21

binding

Question 22

3 Calcium regulators

Answer 22

PTH ,Calcitonin & Calcitriol

Question 23

Another hormone, regulating another hormone (Possible) called

Answer 23

TROPIC HORMONE

Question 24

From small molecules are modified or joined together to form ___

Answer 24

macromolecules

Question 25

Are hormones primarily derived from cholesterol, and they share a similarity in terms of their structure.

Answer 25

LIPID-DERIVED HORMONES

Question 26

Originate from amino acids, tyrosine and tryptophan.

Answer 26

AMINO ACID-DERIVED HORMONES:

Question 27

AMINO ACID-DERIVED HORMONES EXAMPLES

Answer 27

Examples of such hormones include epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 28

Building block of proteins are___

Answer 28

aminoacids

Question 29

These hormones are found primarily in the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and pancreas.

Answer 29

PEPTIDE HORMONES:

Question 30

🗣️Why is it easy for the hormones to be transported in the blood / circulation?

Answer 30

✔Generally hormones are soluble in water

Question 31

↑ Product → ↑ System Activity & Production Rate of the Hormone

Answer 31

Positive Feedback

Question 32

↑ Product → ↓ System Activity & Production Rate of the Hormone

Answer 32

Negative Feedback

Question 33

Secretion of aldosterone is stimulated by ____

Answer 33

hyponatremia, hypotension & hyperkalemia

Question 34

Release of Oxytocin during childbirth

Answer 34

POSITIVE

Question 35

Brings the hormone level back to normal once it starts to become too extreme

Answer 35

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

Question 36

Anterior pituitary gland signals Thyroid gland to release thyroid hormones

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NEGATIVE

Question 37

___ stimulates pituitary gland

Answer 37

Hypothalamus