Endocrine System Flashcards
1
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Endocrine Glands
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Produce and secrete hormones
2
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Have multiple roles
Interact with multiple tissues
Interact with each other
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Hormones
3
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Builds tissue
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Anabolic
4
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Breaks down tissue
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Catabolic
5
Q
Only specific receptor sites in cells will interact with specific hormones
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Lock and key theory
6
Q
Anabolic hormones
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Testosterone
Growth hormones
7
Q
Men have how much more testosterone than women
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15-20 x’s
8
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3 main functions of testosterone
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- Directly affects skeletal muscle
- directly affects the motor nerves
- releases growth hormone
9
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5 Guidelines to release more test
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- work large muscle groups
- perform compound exercises
- lift heavy weights 85% or more or high volume
- short to moderate rest period 30-90 seconds
- experience level
10
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6 Growth hormone factors
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- produced in pituitary gland
- decreases body fat
- decreases glycogen utilization
- increases protein synthesis
- increases cartilage synthesis
- increases immune system
11
Q
3 catabolic hormones
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Cortisol
Catecholamines (adrenaline)
Glycogen
12
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- Released when glycogen stores are low and the body needs high intensity energy
- Released from adrenal glands (located on kidneys)
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Cortisol
13
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3 functions of cortisol
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- Decrease protein synthesis
- Increase protein breakdown
- Turns amino acids into glucose
14
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Epinephrine / Norepinephrine
Use everything i got now
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Catecholamines (adrenaline)
15
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3 functions of catecholamines
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- Increase hr
- Increase muscle force
- Increase energy availability
