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Hormones & Endocrine System Flashcards

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Hormones

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Chemical messengers that travel through the bloodstream to affect distal (elsewhere) tissue

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Where are hormones produced?

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Produced by glands, secreted into the blood

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Amine Hormones

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Amino acids.
Norepinephrine

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Peptide Hormones

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Any chain of linked amino acids.
Oxytocin

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Steroid Hormones

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Derived from lipid cholesterol.
Testosterone, Estrogen, Progesterone

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Parts of the Endocrine System

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Hypothalamus
Pineal gland
Pituitary gland (master gland)
Thyroid gland (stimulated by anterior pituitary)
Adrenal glands
Pancreas
Sexual Organs
Placenta

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Hypothalamus

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Helps control hormone secretions

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Pineal Gland

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Primarily makes melatonin. Sleep and body rhythms. Also helps with materation.

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Pituitary Gland (master gland)

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Growth

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Anterior Pituitary

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Regulates the production and release of other hormones

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Posterior pituitary

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Oxytocin and vasopressin

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Thyroid gland (stimulated by anterior pituitary)

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Growth and metabolism hormones

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Adrenal Glands

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Emotional arousal and stress
Cortisol

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Pancreas

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Insulin regulation

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Sexual organs (testicles and ovaries)

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Sexual maturation and behavior

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Placenta

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Temporary endocrine organ. Produces hcg (pregnancy test hormone), & estrogen

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What are the two types of hormone effects?

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Organizational & Activational

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Organizational Effects

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Early permanent changes

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Activational Effects

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Active impermanent changes

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Upregulation and Downregulation

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Responses in receptors to low and high levels of hormones

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Norepinephrine

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Increases alertness, arousal, and attention

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Oxytocin

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The love hormone

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Progesterone

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Female Reproduction

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Vassopressin

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Controls of the body’s osmotic balance,

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Cortisol

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Response to stress or danger

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