Endocrine System Flashcards

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interacting group of glands that secrete hormones, helping to control the functions of cells and organs throughout the body

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Endocrine system

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Function of endocrine system

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in charge of controlling mood, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, and sexual function and reproductive processes

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basic components of the endocrine system

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hormones and glands

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secretes chemical mediators that regulate all the functions and processes of the endocrine system

bonus: what do you call the chemical mediators?

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endocrine glands

bonus: hormones

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chemical mediators/substances/messengers that regulate all the functions and processes of the endocrine system, carried by the blood to some distant part of the body where it exerts its effect

bonus: what secretes these chemical mediators?

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hormones

bonus: endocrine glands

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differentiate endocrine system and endocrinology

bonus: define both

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endocrine system - enables the animal to adjust to changes in its environment

endocrinology - deals largely with the phase of environmental adjustments

bonus:
endocrine system - interacting group of glands that secrete hormones, helping to control the functions of cells and organs throughout the body

endocrinology - branch of physiology dealing with the study of the structure and functions of the endocrine glands and their hormone secretions

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branch of physiology dealing with the study of the structure and functions of the endocrine glands and their hormone secretions

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endocrinology

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True of False:
Hormones initiate reaction in a cell

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False, hormones only excite or inhibit the existing cell reaction

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Modified True of False:

Hormones do not initiate reaction in a cell but only excite or inhibit the existing cell reaction

The cell must have all the enzyme systems and the optimum conditions for the reactions to proceed

bonus: What are enzymes?

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True

bonus: enzymes - catalyst that accelerates the rate of reaction in the human body

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Differentiate enzymes from hormones

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enzymes are catalyst that accelerates the rate of reaction in the human body

hormones are the chemicals that are released into our bloodstream to circulate the message through different organs of the body

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The hormone has only either a/n ______ or _______ function on on-going cell reaction

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excitatory or inhibitory function

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