Endocrine System Flashcards
The pancreas is located:
Close to the stomach
If the body failed to produce and secrete the thyroid hormones, the result would be
Irregular blood pressure, decreased metabolic rate, weight gain
Being lipid soluble, steroids can do all then follwiong except:
Catalyze cyclic AMP
The pineal gland produces
Melatonin
Most endocrine organs are prodded into action by other hormones; this type of stimulus is called:
Hormonal stimulus
The gland the produces thymosin is indicated by letter
Thymus
The gland that is primarily responsible for body metabolism is indicated by letter
Thyroid
The gland that produces melatonin is indicated by letter
Pineal Gland
The pineal gland is indicated by letter
Pineal Gland
The gland said that as t as antagonists to the thyroid gland are indicated by letter
Parathyroid
The gland said that produce steroids and catecholamines are indicated by letter
Adrenal Glands
The gland situated around the thyroid gland that operates entirely under humoral control is represented by letter
Parathyroid
A hormone released by the ____ glands controls the amount of calcium in the blood
Parathyroid
The diagram uses a model to show how the release of thyroxine is controlled. What happens at point B
Thyroxine produced by the thyroid
What is the function of the hormone thyroxine?
Thyroxine controls how much energy is available
Describe the three types of stimuli that activate the endocrine organs
The most common stimulus is hormonal. In hormonal stimulus, endocrine organs are prodded into action by other hormones, known as tropic hormones. Another type of stimulus is hormonal, in which changing blood levels of certain ions and nutrients stimulate hormone release. The third type of stimulus is neural, in which nerve fibers stimulate hormone release.
Explain how the hypothalamus links the nervous system and endocrine system
As an organ of the nervous system, the hypothalamus sends out nerve messages that control sleep, hunger, and other conditions. As an organ of the endocrine System, the hypothalamus produces hormones that help control other endocrine glands in the body
