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1
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What’s system compliments the endocrine system

A

Nervous system

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2
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What are the glands associated to te nervous system

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Hypothalamus and pituitary gland

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3
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What glands are associated with the digestive system

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Pancreas, stomach, duodenum

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4
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What glands associate with the reproductive system

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Gonads (testes and ovaries)

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5
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What are the organs with exclusive endocrine function

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Thyroid 
Parathyroid 
Thymus
Adrenals
Adipose
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6
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How many known human hormones are there?

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30

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7
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Explain what a hormone is

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  • chemical signal that provides instruction
  • produced in endocrine glands
  • travel through blood stream
  • exert their effects on cells with specie receptors
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8
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What do hormones usually regulate

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Protein synthesis

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9
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Are hormone produced in small or large quantities?

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Small

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10
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Where are the signal amplified for hormones?

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In the target cells

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11
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What does the endocrine system contain

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-widespread (need receptors)
-communication is chemical via blood
•paracrine
•endocrine
-long term process
•growth development
•reproduction

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12
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What is paracrine?

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Signaling is a form of cell-cell communication in which a cell produces a signal to induce changes nearby cells. Results in changing behavior or look of the cell

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13
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What does the nervous system include

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-monitors specific cells
•anatomical limits
-communication is electrical via nerves
•direct
•synaptic
-short term process
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14
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What are all hormones tightly regulated by

A

Negative feedback

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15
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Where is the hypothalamus and pituitary structure located?

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Brain

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16
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What’s the characteristic of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland

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Highest level of endocrine control in multi hormone pathways

17
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What do hypothalamus hormone communicate to?

A

Anterior pituitary gland

18
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What does the anterior pituitary gland communicate to

A

Other endocrine organs

19
Q

What pituitary hormone does the anterior pituitary gland responsible for

A

ACTH, TSH, GH, PRL, FSH, LH

20
Q

What glands is the posterior pituitary gland responsible for

A

ADH and OXT

21
Q

FSH and LSH are responsible for what hormones

A

Inhibin
Testosterone
Estrogen
Proesterone

22
Q

PRL is associated to which hormone

A

Mammary glands

23
Q

GH is for which hormone

A

Somatomedin

24
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TSH is for which hormone

A

Thyroid hormone

25
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ACTH is for which hormone

A

Glucocorticoid (adrenal gland)

26
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The pancreas is a shared structure with what?

A

Digestive system

27
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What are the functions of the pancreas

A

Exocrine and endocrine functions

28
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What is found in Islet of the pancreas

A

Alpha
Beta
Delta

29
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What is the alpha cell control of

A

Glucagon

Regulates glucose hormone

30
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What does the beta cell control

A

Insulin

Regulate glucose storage

31
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What does the delta cell control

A
  • Somatostatin (growth inhibiting hormone)
  • Stimulates by protein
  • Slows digestive system to increase absorption
32
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Pancreas secretes hormone in respond to what?

A

Secretes hormones in response to changes in blood glucose

33
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Low glucose results in what?

A

Alpha cells stimulated

•target cells release enegry

34
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High glucose results in what?

A

Beta cells stimulated

•target cells store energy

35
Q

What is diabetes a result of

A

Deregulation of pancreas system

36
Q

What are the side effects of diabetes mellitus

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Diabetic retinopathy (blindness)
Heart attack
Diabetic neuropathy(tissue damage)
Diabetic nephropathy (kidney failure)
37
Q

What do most cases of diabetes mellitus result from

A

Overnutrition
Obesity
Lack of exercise

38
Q

Without insulin what can not be stores?

A

Glucose

39
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What does communication system do

A

Produce and secretes hormones

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