lab 2 endocrine system physiology review

Question 1

what are the major endocrine glands

Answer 1

pituitary gland
pineal gland
thyroid gland
parathyroid gland
adrenal gland

Question 2

other endocrine glands contain endocrine cells that are clustered within _______ that have other primary functions

Answer 2

organs

Question 3

what are the endocrine glands that are clustered within organs

Answer 3

hypothalamus
thymus
pancreas

Question 4

what is an endocrine gland

Answer 4

organ containing secretory cells within a connective tissue framework

Question 5

what can endocrine glands be a part of

Answer 5

a part of an organ entirely endocrine in function or

arranged in clusters within an organ that has additional non-endocrine functions

Question 6

what is a hormone

Answer 6

chemical messengers used for cell communication and control

Question 7

what is a target cell

Answer 7

cell that contains receptor for a specific hormone and so is capable of being influenced by that hormone

Question 8

what is a receptor

Answer 8

protein capable of binding a specific hormone; may be membrane bound or found within the target cell