ENDOCRINOLOGY Flashcards
_____ refers to a set of biological attributes in humans no animals. It is primarily associated with physical and physiological features including chromosomes, gene expression , hormone levels and function, and reproductive/sexual anatomy.
Biological sex
____ refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities of girls, women, boys, men, and gender diverse people.
Gender
____ is the ability of an organism to regulate its internal conditions typically using feedback systems to minimize variation and maintain health, regardless of external environment
Homeostasis
Molecules secreted by endocrine cells into the circulation blood that act on cells that express their specific receptors
Hormones
___ feedback frontal limiting responses
Neg
___ feedback control continues until stopped by an explosive event
Pos
In both neg/pos feedback a signal is continuously stimulation hormone secretion by the ____ cell
Endocrine
____ feedback reduces effect of stimulus
Neg
____ feedback increases the effect of stimulus
Pos
_______mechanism. : anticipatory responses that start a feedback loop in anticipation of a change that is about to occur
Feed-forward
Shivering when cold is an example of which feedback loop?
Neg
The 4 components of a neg feedback loop include:
Variable
Sensory
Integrator
Effector
___ hormones:
Chains of amino acids- as short as 3 amino acids, up to very large proteins
Water soluble
Peptide
_____ hormones:
- derived from cholesterol
- lipophilic
Steroid
_____ hormones
Derived from amino acid tyrosine
2 groups: catecholamines , thyroid hormones
Tyrosine
