Endocrine System Flashcards
interacting group of glands that secrete hormones, helping to control the functions of cells and organs throughout the body
Endocrine system
Function of endocrine system
in charge of controlling mood, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, and sexual function and reproductive processes
basic components of the endocrine system
hormones and glands
secretes chemical mediators that regulate all the functions and processes of the endocrine system
bonus: what do you call the chemical mediators?
endocrine glands
bonus: hormones
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?
hormones
bonus: endocrine glands
differentiate endocrine system and endocrinology
bonus: define both
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
branch of physiology dealing with the study of the structure and functions of the endocrine glands and their hormone secretions
endocrinology
True of False:
Hormones initiate reaction in a cell
False, hormones only excite or inhibit the existing cell reaction
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?
True
bonus: enzymes - catalyst that accelerates the rate of reaction in the human body
Differentiate enzymes from hormones
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
The hormone has only either a/n ______ or _______ function on on-going cell reaction
excitatory or inhibitory function