ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Flashcards
1
Q
made from highly active lipids that
act as local hormones
A
PROSTAGLANDINS
2
Q
made from cholesterol
A
STEROIDS
3
Q
used by steroid hormones and thyroid hormone
A
DIRECT GENE ACTIVATION
4
Q
used by protein and peptide hormones
A
SECOND-MESSENGER SYSTEM
5
Q
most common category of stimulus / endocrine organs are activated by other hormones
A
HORMONAL STIMULI
6
Q
changing blood levels of certain ions and nutrients stimulate hormone release
A
HUMORAL STIMULI
7
Q
nerve fibers stimulate hormone release
A
NEURAL STIMULI
8
Q
pea-sized gland that hangs by a stalk from the hypothalamus in the brain
A
PITUITARY GLAND
9
Q
glandular tissue
A
ANTERIOR PITUITARY
10
Q
nervous tissue
A
POSTERIOR PITUITARY
11
Q
produces releasing hormones
and inhibiting hormones
A
HYPOTHALAMUS
