exercise, endocrine system, immune function

Question 1

major endocrine glands

Answer 1

• pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pineal, and thymus glands
• other organs containing areas of endocrine tissue include pancreas, gonads, hypothalamus, adipose tissue

Question 2

types of hormones

Answer 2

categories:

• steroid derived hormones
• amine and polypeptide hormones
• most circulate in the blood as messengers that affect tissues a distance from the specific gland and others exert local effects in their region of synthesis

Question 3

see packet for gland stimulation

Answer 3

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Question 4

factors that determine hormones levels

Answer 4

• hormone secretion usually adjusts rapidly to meet the demands of changing bodily conditions
• factors taht determine plasma concentration of a particular hormone:
  1. quantity synthesized in host gland
  2. rate of either catabolism or secretion into the blood
  3. quantity of transport proteins present
  4. plasma volume changes