Endocrine System

Question 1

How does the endocrine system maintain homeostasis

Answer 1

creates slower change, but lasts longer. reactions can take up to 48 hours

Question 1

How does the nervous system maintain homeostasis

Answer 1

creates quick change, but not long lasting. Reactions occur in seconds

Question 2

neuroendocrine system

Answer 2

nervous system and endocrine system work together

Question 3

endocrine system signaling mechanism

Answer 3

chemial signaling mechanism

Question 4

nervous system signaling mechanism

Answer 4

chemical/electrical signaling mechanism

Question 5

endocrine primary chemical signal

Answer 5

hormones

Question 6

nervous system primary chemical signal

Answer 6

neurotransmitters

Question 7

endocrine system distance

Answer 7

long or short

Question 8

nervous system distance

Answer 8

always short

Question 9

endocrine system response time

Answer 9

fast or slow

Question 10

nervous system response time

Answer 10

always fast

Question 11

endocrine environment targeted

Answer 11

internal environment

Question 12

nervous system environment targeted

Answer 12

internal or external environment

Question 13

endocrine glands

Answer 13

do not have ducts, secrete hormones directly to surrounding fluid

Question 14

exocrine glands

Answer 14

secrete through ducts

Question 15

endocrine glands

Answer 15

pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pineal glands and others

Question 16

pancreas

Answer 16

has both endocrine and exocrine function

Question 17

structures with endocrine function

Answer 17

hypothalamus, ovaries, testes, other tissues that secrete hormones

Question 18

categories of hormones

Answer 18

autocrine, paracrine, endocrine

Question 19

autocrine hormones

Answer 19

act on local tissue only

Question 20

paracrine hormones

Answer 20

act on neighboring tissue

Question 21

endocrine hormones

Answer 21

can affect the whole body