phys final ex 1 Flashcards
The response of a target cell is due to
receptor activation
Endocrine glands
are highly vascularized
Streroid hormones
are derived from cholesterol
Amine hormones include hormones made in the
Thyroid gland
Lactation is an example of hormones exhibiting
synergistic effects
Steroid hormones
have intracellular receptors
Activation of steroid or thyroid hormone receptors increases
the production of new proteins
Endocrine systems are regulated by
negative feedback
the removal rate of circulating hormones
receptor desensitization
Prohormones are
precursors of active hormones
The anterior pituitary secretes
trophic hormones
Coordination of endocrine systems with the nervous system, hunger, urinary output and other physiological systems is controlled by the
hypothalamus
ADH
decreases urine production
Oxytocin is involved in
childbirth
milk letdown in mammals
affection and pair bonding in mammals
The hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the production and secretion of growth hormone.
GHRH
Gigantism and acromegaly can be caused by
excessive growth hormone secretion by the anterior pituitary