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Quiz 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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cells with cytoplasmic granules that stain readily with acid dyes.

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acidophils

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2
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a substance that can bind to a receptor and act like a native substance resulting in the normal physiologic response

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Agonist

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3
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a substance that inhibits the normal action of a hormone or native substance

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antagonist

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4
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hormones with masculinizing properties

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androgen

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5
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when a hormone stimulates the same cell from which it is secreted

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autocrine communication

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6
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a group of cells containing granules which stain readily with basic dyes

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Basophil

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7
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Qualitative or quantitative determination of a substance using living biological material

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Bioassay

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8
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Failure of the mammalian testes to descent into the scrotum

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cryptorchidism

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9
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decrease in the number of receptors on a target tissue

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down regulation

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10
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the study of the actions and interactions of the secretions of the endocrine glands

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Endocrinology

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11
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Secretion of a hormone from an endocrine gland which is transported in the blood to a target organ

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Endocrine secretion

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12
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A gland that secretes its product directly into the blood instead of into ducts

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Endocrine gland

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13
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That which originates within the body

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endogenous

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14
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a protein capable of accelerating some biochemical change in its substrate for which it is usually specific

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Enzyme

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15
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Hormones that promote estrus and stimulate secondary sexual characteristics in females

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Estrogen

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16
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Secretion of a product into a duct

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Exocrine secretion

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17
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That which is introduced into the body from outside

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Exogenous

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18
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Can be positive or negative. a physiological mechanism by which the secretion of a hormone from a target organ is either inhibited or stimulated when the circulating concentration of the hormone attains a specific level

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Feedback

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19
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protein conjugated with a carbohydrate group

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glycoprotein

20
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a primary sex gland, an ovary or testis

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Gonad

21
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the time required for one half of a substance to be cleared from the body

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half-life

22
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Maintenance of a constant internal environment. This is the goal of physiological mechanisms

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Homeostasis

23
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A chemical signal that is secreted directly into the blood by an endocrine gland and that elicits a physiological response from a target tissue

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Hormone

24
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a reduction in the number of receptors for a specific hormone

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hormone receptor down regulation

25
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removal of the hypophysis (pituitary) by surgery

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Hypophysectomy

26
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Pituitary gland

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Hypophysis

27
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a collection of nerve cell bodies in a specific location within the hypothalamus that control a physiological response

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Hypothalamic nucleus

28
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when a hormone stimulates a cell without being secreted

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intracrine communication

29
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an enzyme that phosphorylates a protein

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kinase

30
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any substance that binds specifically and reversibly to another chemical entity

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Ligand

31
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A protein conjugated with a lipid

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lipoprotein

32
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a hormone or signal that promotes the maintenance and function of a corpus luteum

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luteotropin

33
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a hormone or signal that causes the corpus luteum to regress (luteolysis)

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Luteolysin

34
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The development of form; the development undergone by an organism to approximate to the type of its species

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morphogenesis

35
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the science of the form and structure of organisms

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Morphology

36
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a hormone that is secreted directly from a neuron into the blood

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Neurohormone

37
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when a hormone stimulates an adjacent cell without entering the blood

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paracrine communication

38
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addition of a phosphate group to a protein

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Phosphorylation

39
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the science which deals with the functions of the living body and its organs

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physiology

40
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a hormone that has biological activity similar to progesterone

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Progestogen

41
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a molecular biology term in which a signal outside a cell causes a response inside the cell

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signal transduction

42
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a group name for compounds that chemically resemble cholesterol

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steroid

43
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the synthesis of a steroid by a cell

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steroidogenesis

44
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the joint action of two or more hormones or structures so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual affects

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Synergism

45
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an organ that is able to respond to a hormone

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target organ

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