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Endocrine System Flashcards

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Hormones

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Chemical messages produced in endocrine glands and are transported in the blood to a target organ

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Where are hormones transported in the blood to

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Target organs

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Endocrine glands

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Ductless glands

Secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

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Exocrine glands

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Release into chemicals substances into ducts to the outside of the body or onto the surface of the body

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Eg of exocrine glands

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Tear ducts

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6
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Pancreas is both..

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An endocrine and exocrine gland

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Endocrine eg

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Insulin

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Exocrine eg

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Amylase

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Method of the nervous system

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Electrical (neurons)

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Method of endocrine system

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Chemical (proteins)

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Speed of Responce of nervous system

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Fast

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Speed of Responce if endroit une system

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Slower

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Duration of Responce of nervous system

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Short lived

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14
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Duration of Responce of the endocrine system

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Long lasting

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15
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Puitary gland

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Master gland

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16
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What does the puitary gland produce

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Adh

Tsh

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Adh

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Stimulates water réabsorption in the kidneys

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Tsh

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Stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine

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What the the thyroid gland produce

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Thyroxine

20
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Metabolism

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Chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life

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What stimulates metabolism

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Thyroxine

22
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Where is the thyroid gland

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In the neck

23
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Thyroid gland deficiency in children

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Cretinism

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Cretinism

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Retardes mental or physical development of a child

25
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Thyroid deficiency in an adult

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Tiredness or weight gain

26
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Thyroid excess symptoms

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Bulging eyes
Weight loss
Hunger

27
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Solving a Thyroid deficiency

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Iodine supplements

Thyroxine tablets

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Parathyroid gland

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Produces the parathyroid hormone

29
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What does the parathyroid gland increase

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Blood calcium levels

30
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Cells that produce enzymes flow into..

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The duodenum through the exocrine glands

31
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Insulin

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Stimulates cells to absorb glucose from blood and store is as glycogen

32
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Deficiency of insulin

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Diabetes

33
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Adrenaline

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Reduced blood flow to skin

Increases heartbeat

34
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Oavary produces

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Estrogen and progesterone

35
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Oavaries cause

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The buildup of endometrium

36
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Testes produce

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Testosterone which trigger sperm production and growth of males

37
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Goitre

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Swelling of a gland

38
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Negative feedback mechanism

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Regulatory mechanism for the level of hormones in the blood

39
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Regulating mechanism for the level of hormones in the blood

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Negative feedback mechanism

40
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What is the tsh

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Thyroid stimulating hormones

41
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What gland produces adrenaline

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Adrenal gland

42
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What does adrenaline increase

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Blood flow to heart muscles and brain

Glucose levels in the blood

43
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What does adrenaline reduces

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Blood flow to skin

44
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What does adrenaline widen

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The bronchioles

45
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Progesterone cause a build up of

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Endometrium

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