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Endocrine System Flashcards

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1
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Secretes signaling molecules are called:

A

Hormones

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2
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This organ integrates endocrine with the nervous system and contain neurons that interact with the brain and endocrine cells that produce hormones:

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Hypothalamus

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3
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The main coordinator of the endocrine system:

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Hypothalamus

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4
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Hormones move through which medium?

A

Blood

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5
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Organ that produces and releases insulin and glucagon

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Pancreas

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6
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Cells that secrete insulin and glucagon HORMONES

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Islets

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7
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Targets liver and skeletal muscles to uptake glucose from blood

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Insulin

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8
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Releases glucose into blood

A

Glucagon

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9
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Excess glucose is stored in the liver as:

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Glycogen

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10
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Excess glucose is stored in which organ?

A

Liver

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11
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Too much glucose in the blood causes what disease?

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Diabetes

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12
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This type of diabetes has low or no insulin production

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Type 1

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13
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This type of diabetes has too little insulin produced or the insulin receptors respond poorly to insulin

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Type 2

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14
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Which hormones regulate glucose homeostasis?

A

Insulin

Glucagon

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15
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The adrenal glands secrete which hormones?

A

Epinephrine

Norepinephrine

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16
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Hormone that tells the liver and skeletal muscles to breakdown glycogen

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Epinephrine

17
Q

Hormone that increases the speed and force or heart contractions

A

Norepinephrine

18
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Thyroid secretes which hormone?

A

Calcitonin

19
Q

Calcitonin does what?

A

Triggers calcium storage in bones and secretion by kidneys

20
Q

Parathyroid secretes what?

A

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

21
Q

PTH does what?

A

Triggers the release of calcium from bones and The reabsorption of calcium in the kidneys

22
Q

The pituitary gland secrets what?

A

Growth hormone

23
Q

Growth hormone does what?

A

Promotes growth of bones and stimulates increase in muscle mass

24
Q

Hormones control whether a fetus develops into a male or female

True
False

A

True

25
Q

In which week of development does the fetus start producing sex hormones?

A

7th week

26
Q

The gonads is both sexed produce:

A

Estrogens
Progestogens
Androgens

27
Q

Sex hormone that produces female characteristics

A

Estrogen

28
Q

Sex hormones that create a suitable environment for a developing fetus

A

Progestogens

29
Q

Sex hormone that produces male characteristics

A

Androgens

30
Q

Transition from adolescence to a sexually mature adult

A

Puberty

31
Q

Which of the following is not an endocrine gland, organ or tissue?

A)kidney
B)pituitary
C)hypothalamus

A

A)kidney

32
Q

All of the following hormones are involved in glucose homeostasis except

A)insulin
B)epinephrine
C)PTH

A

C)PTH

33
Q

Which of the following hormones is responsible for stimulating ovulation?

A)LH
B)FSH
C)Progesterone

A

A)LH

34
Q

Which gland integrates the nervous and endocrine systems?

Adrenal
Pineal
Parathyroid
Hypothalamus

A

Hypothalamus

35
Q

How do insulin and glucagon work to stabilize blood glucose levels?

A

Insulin triggers glucose uptake by liver, glucagon induces release of glucose

36
Q

Which gland produces epinephrine and norepinephrine

Parathyroid
Adrenal
Pineal
Hypothalamus

A

Adrenal

37
Q

Which two glands are involved in calcium regulation?

Ovaries and testes
Hypothalamus and pituitary
Adrenal and pineal
Thyroid and parathyroid

A

Thyroid and parathyroid

38
Q

Growth hormone is produced by:

The pancreas
The adrenal glands
The pituitary gland
Ovaries and testes

A

The pituitary gland

39
Q

Which hormone is produced by all developing embryos?

Estrogens
Progestogens
Androgens
All are produced by all embryos

A

All are produced by all embryos

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