Hormones and the Endocrine System pp Flashcards
Endocrine and nervous system work together to?
regulate the activities of other organs
Endocrine and nervous system both use chemical signals when they respond to changes that threaten homeostasis (T/F)
true
Endocrine and nervous system have different means of delivering these signals (T/F)
true
Nervous system relies on?
on nerve signals conducted in nerve cells and neurotransmitters across synapses
Nervous system responds rapidly to?
stimuli
Endocrine system is composed of___which secrete__
largely of glands which secrete hormones
Hormones are carried by the blood stream to___throughout the____
target cells throughout the body- takes time, and effects are longer lasting
The endocrine system consists of___that coordinate___through____
of glands that coordinate body activities through hormones
The endocrine system is carried by the__throughout the___-
the bloodstream to target cells throughout the body
Endocrine glands can be contrasted with?
exocrine glands
Endocrine glands secrete products directly into?
products directly into the bloodstream
Exocrine glands secrete?
products into ducts, which subsequently take them to lumens of other organs or outside the body
Hormones influence homeostatic functions of an organism such as? (5)
Metabolism, growth, reproduction, osmoregulation, digestion, etc
Maybe some evolutionary origin of some hormones- similar effects in?
vertebrate and invertebrate activity
Insulin regulates?
metabolism in vertebrates and insulin related peptides have been identified in insects and molluscs.
