Lecture 5 test 2

Question 1

The endocrine system works with the nervous system to..

Answer 1

Maintain homeostasis

Question 2

Endocrins system is makeup of..

Answer 2

Endocrine glands(cells, tissues and organs)

Question 3

Hormones

Answer 3

1.Chemical substances made in one part of body that have an effect on another part of body
2.diffuse into the blood stream to act on specific target cells

Question 4

Target cells

Answer 4

1.Cells with specific receptor for a hormone

Question 5

Exocrine glands

Answer 5

1.Secretes products into ducts, outside the internal environment(sweat, mucus, oil or enzymes)

Question 6

Endocrine glands

Answer 6

1.Secret products into body fluids to affect target cells
2.Lack ducts
3. Act as chemical messengers
5.Influence cell activity elsewhere

Question 7

Endocrine glands of the body

Answer 7

1. Pituitary
   2.Thyroid
   3.Parathyroid
   4.Adrenal
   5.Pancreas
   6.Pineal
   7.Reproductive
   8.Thymus

Question 8

Hypothalamus

Answer 8

1.Maintain homeostasis by linking the endocrine system with the nervous system
2.Stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to produce hormones
3.Stimulates the posterior pituitary gland to secrete stored hormones

Question 9

Pituitary gland

Answer 9

1. Attached to hypothalamus by the infundibulum

Question 10

Anterior pituitary

Answer 10

1.Makes hormones when stimulated by hypothalamus hormones
2.Hormones are carried in the blood stream by hypophyseal portal veins
3.Stimulated to release or stop releasing their hormone

Question 11

Posterior pituitary

Answer 11

1.Stores hormones made by the hypothalamus(Oxytocin and ADH)
2.Releases hormones in the blood in response to nerve impulses

Question 12

Growth hormone imbalances can cause:

Answer 12

1.Pituitary dwarfism
2.Gigantism
3.Acromegaly

Question 13

What is needed by the follicular cells to make thyroid hormones?

Answer 13

Iodine

Question 14

What is a major factor in determining the basal metabolic rate?

Answer 14

Thyroid hormone

Question 15

Hypothyroidism

Answer 15

1. Underactivity of thyroid gland
   2.Low metabolic rate, fatigue and weight gain in adults
   3.In babies, poor growth and bone formations, abnormal mental development

Question 16

Hyperthyroidism

Answer 16

1.Overactivity of the thyroid gland
2.High metabolic rate, restlessness, overeating in adults
3.may lead to eye protrusion

Question 17

The 4 tiny parathyroids are located on..

Answer 17

posterior of thyroid gland

Question 18

Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Answer 18

1.autoimmune disorder, causing insulin production to decrease or stop

Question 19

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Answer 19

1. when insulting is produced but its not recognized by cells

Question 20

Pineal gland

Answer 20

1.Secrets melatonin, which regulates the circadian rhythms

Question 21

thymus

Answer 21

1. Secretes thymosins that affect productions and differentiation of T lymphocytes

Question 22

adrenal cortex secrets..

Answer 22

cortisol

Question 23

The adrenal medulla secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine into the..

Answer 23

blood stream