introduction

Question 1

location of thyroid gland

Answer 1

in the sternal and mediastinal area of the thorax. It is situated above the thymus, which sits on top of the heart

Question 2

3 hormones secrete by thyroid gland

Answer 2

T4, T3, calcitonin

Question 3

what hormone is secrete by islet of langerhans

Answer 3

insulin and glucagon

Question 4

do islet of langerhans is consider a gland

Answer 4

no, it an endocrine tissue

Question 5

is the placenta a endocrine gland or tissue and which hormone does it make

Answer 5

tissue, human chorionic gonadotrpin, estrogens, progesterone, somatomammotropin

Question 6

hormone secrete by duodenum and function

Answer 6

secretin hormone signal to the pancreas, coordinate digestion

Question 7

function of brown adipose tissue

Answer 7

receive hormonal input to help regulate body temperature

Question 8

definition of local hormone and exemple

Answer 8

Local hormones primarily have specific local effects on specific tissues (target tissue). It is not based on where they come from, but where they have their effect.

secretion, cholecystokinin, andrenocorticopin

Question 9

definition of general hormone and exemple

Answer 9

be effective on many parts of the body and cause many different reactions.

epinephrine, norepinephrine, GH, T3, T4

Question 10

steroid-based hormone are built from what

Answer 10

cholesterol

Question 11

what is special with steroid hormone transport

Answer 11

The steroid hormones tend to cross the plasma membranes of cells and get direct access to the inside of the cell (cytoplasm and nucleus). This happens because cholesterol is hydrophobic, it “hates water” , therefor, it is lipophilic “loves fat”.

Question 12

steroid hormone receptions are found where

Answer 12

wittin the cell cytoplasm or nucleus