Endocrine System & Endocrine Control of Appetite

Question 1

Define hormone

Answer 1

Chemical signals produced in endocrine glands/tissue that travel in the bloodstream to cause an effect on other tissues

Question 2

List the classes of hormones

Answer 2

Peptide/polypeptide
Amino acid dermatitis (amines)
Glycoproteins
Steroids

Question 3

Different mechanisms of communication via hormones

Answer 3

Autocrine
Paracrine
Endocrine
Neurocrine

Question 4

Paracrine signalling

Answer 4

Hormone signal carried to adjacent cells over a short distance via interstitial fluid

Question 5

Endocrine signalling

Answer 5

Hormone signal released into bloodstream and carried to distant target cells

Question 6

Neurocrine signalling

Answer 6

Hormone originated in neurone and after transport down axon released into bloodstream and carried to distant target cells