M3G Endocrine Vocab

Question 1

electrolyte

Answer 1

mineral salt found in the blood and tissues necessary for proper cell function

Question 2

homeostasis

Answer 2

tendency of an organism to maintain a constant internal environment

Question 3

hormone

Answer 3

chemical, secreted by an endocrine gland, that travels through the blood to a distant organ or gland where it influences the structure or function of that gland

Question 4

hypothalamus

Answer 4

region of the brain lying below the thalamus and above the pituitary gland

secretes releasing factors and hormones that affect the pituitary gland

Question 5

receptor

Answer 5

cellular or nuclear protein that binds to a hormone so that a response can be elicited

Question 6

sella turcica

Answer 6

cavity at the base of the skull; contains the pituitary gland

Question 7

steroid

Answer 7

complex substance related to fats, and which many hormones are made

Question 8

sympathomimetic

Answer 8

pertaining to mimicking the effect of the sympathetic nervous system

Question 9

target tissue

Answer 9

cells of an organ that are affected or stimulated by specific hormones