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SCIENCE ENDOCRINE AND NERVOUS SYSTEM Flashcards

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IS MADE UP OF A GROUP OF ORGANS CALLED ENDOCRINE GLANDS.

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THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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IS THE SMALLEST LIVING UNIT IN THE BODY THAT PRODUCES AND RELEASES A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE CALLED HORMONES.

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A GLAND

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THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IS MADE UP OF A GROUP OF ORGANS CALLED

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ENDOCRINE GLANDS

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A GLAND IS THE SMALLEST LIVING UNIT IN THE BODY THAT PRODUCES AND RELEASES A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE CALLED

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HORMONES

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CONSISTS OF MANY GLANDS THAT SECRETES HORMONES DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOODSTREAM TO REGULATE THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE BODY AND CONTROL ITS OVERALL DEVELOPMENT.

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE “SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES” THAT WORKS TO KEEP THE BODY SYSTEM HEALTHY.

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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IT IS SIMILAR TO THERMOSTAT (TEMPERATURE REGULATOR) BECAUSE IT MAY TURN ON WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW NORMAL AND MAY TURN OFF WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE NORMAL.

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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IF IT IS NOT PROPERLY DOING ITS JOB, THE OVER HEALTH OF THE BODY MAY BE AFFECTED SUCH AS ENERGY LEVEL, PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE
OFFSPRING.

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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TURNS ON AND OFF IN RESPONSE TO THE LEVEL OF HORMONES IN THE BODY.

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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HORMONES OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS

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OXYTOCIN
ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (ADH)

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MAJOR GLANDS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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HYPOTHALAMUS
PITUITARY
ADRENAL
THYROID
PARATHYROID
PANCREAS
THYMUS

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IT IS CONNECTED TO THE PITUITARY GLAND BY BLOOD VESSELS TO REGULATE BODY TEMPERATURE, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND THE USE OF WATER.

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HYPOTHALAMUS

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INCREASE WATER UPTAKE IN THE KIDNEY

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ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (ADH)

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IS A SMALL GLAND LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE BRAIN

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HYPOTHALAMUS

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RELEASED FROM THE HYPOTHALAMUS IS TO CONTROL MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS OF THE UTERUS AND MILK PRODUCTION.

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OXYTOCIN

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IT REGULATES ACTIVITIES OF THE BODY, METABOLISM, AND REPRODUCTION

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HYPOTHALAMUS

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IT STIMULATES THE THYROID GLAND TO RELEASE SPECIFIC HORMONES

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PITUITARY

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IT REGULATES THE GROWTH OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM

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PITUITARY

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IT STIMULATES THE ADRENAL GLAND TO RELEASE SPECIFIC HORMONE.

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PITUITARY

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IT STIMULATES MILK PRODUCTION IN THE MAMMARY GLANDS.

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PITUITARY

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WHAT ARE THE HORMONES OF THE PITUITARY

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ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH)
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH)
GROWTH HORMONE PROLACTIN

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WHAT ARE THE HORMONES OF THE ADRENAL

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ADRENALIN (EPINEPHRINE)
ALDOSTERONE

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IT TRIGGERS THE FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE

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ADRENAL

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IS RELEASED INTO THE BLOODSTREAM WHEN A PERSON IS IN DANGEROUS OR STRESSFUL SITUATIONS

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ADRENALIN

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IT IS FOUND ABOVE THE KIDNEY

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ADRENAL

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IT PRODUCES SPECIFIC HORMONES THAT AFFECT THE FUNCTIONING OF THE KIDNEYS, METABOLISM, AND RESPONSE TO STRESSFUL SITUATIONS.

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ADRENAL

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IT ALSO SECRETES BOTH MALE AND FEMALE SEX HORMONES IN BOTH SEXES

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ADRENAL

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IT INCREASES THE UPTAKE OF SODIUM AND WATER IN THE KIDNEY

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ADRENAL

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WHAT ARE THE HORMONES OF THE THYROID

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THYROXINE
CALCITONIN

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IT IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE NECK AND BELOW THE VOICEBOX

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IT REGULATES THE RATE OF METABOLISM

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THIS GLAND SECRETES THYROXINE, WHICH CONTAINS IODINE, AND CALCITONIN WHICH CONTROLS CALCIUM LEVELS IN THE BLOODSTREAM.

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WHAT HORMONE CONTAINS IODINE

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CONTROLS CALCIUM LEVELS IN THE BLOODSTREAM.

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CALCITONIN

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WHAT IS THE HORMONE OF THE PARATHYROID

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PARATHYROID HORMONE

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THESE ARE FOUR TINY GLANDS CONNECTED TO THE BACK OF THE THYROID GLAND

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PARATHYROID

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THIS REGULATES THE MINERALS IN THE BODY-CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS IN THE BLOODSTREAM

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PARATHYROID HORMONE

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WHAT ARE THE HORMONES OF THE PANCREAS

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INSULIN
GLUCOGEN

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IT IS LOCATED BENEATH THE STOMACH

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CONTROLS THE LEVEL OF SUGAR IN THE BLOOD

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STIMUALTES THE LIVER TO CONVERT GLYCOGEN TO GLUCOSE

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CAN OCCUR IF THERE IS LOW SUGAR IN THE BLOOD

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HYPOGLYCEMIA

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WHAT ARE THE HORMONES OF THE THYMUS

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ESTROGEN
PROGESTERONE
TESTOSTERONE

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IS LOCATED IN THE UPPER CHEST BEHIND THE BREASTBONE

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IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DEVELOPING SOME OF THE BODY’S DEFENSES AGAINST INFECTION

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THE 2 REPRODUCTIVE GLANDS, OVARIES AND TESTES, PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN REPRODUCTION.

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IS RESONSIBLE FOR THE REGULATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE BODY

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HEMEOSTASIS

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IT REGULATES BODY TEMPERATURE, FLUIDS, SALTS, ACIDS, GASES, AND NUTRIENTS THAT HELP SUPPORT HUMAN LIFE

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HEMEOSTASIS

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THE INTERNAL SYSTEM OF THE BODY RESPONDS IMMEDIATELY TO CHANGES FROM THE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OR INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

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HEMEOSTASIS

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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT CONTROL SYSTEMS IN THE BODY

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SENSORS
CONTROL CENTER
COMMUNICATING SYSTEMS
TARGETS

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ARE RECEPTORS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GATERING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONDITIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE BODY

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OF THE BODY IS THE BRAIN WHICH IS PART OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

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CONTROL CENTER

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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ARE THE _______________ ________ OF THE BODY

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COMMUNICATING SYSTEMS

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THEY CARRY THE INFORMATION TO ALL PARTS OF THE BODY

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COMMUNICATING SYSTEMS

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IS ANY ORGAN, TISSUE, OR CELL THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHANGES IN THE ACTIVITY OF THE BODY IN RESPONSE TO THE MESSAGE RECEIVED

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PARTS OF THE NEURON

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DENDRITES
CELL BODY
AXON

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ARE BRACHED CELL COMPONETS THAT RECEIVE STIMULUS FROM OTHER NEURONS OR SENSORY RECEPTORS

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CONTAINS A NUCELUS THAT WILL PROCESS THE STIMULUS

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WILL TRANSMIT STIMULUS TO A GLAND, MUSCLE, ORGAN, OR OTHER NEURONS

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MANY FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY AND PROCESSES OPERATE USING

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FEEDBACK SYSTEMS

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THE BODY MAINTAINS ITS STATE OF BALANCE OR HEMEOSTASIS THROUGH A CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED BY MANY

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FEEDBACK SYSTEMS

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TO MAINTAIN NORMAL CELL FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY, INTRACELLULAR SUBSTANCES IN THE ENVIRONMENTS, SUCH AS pH, TEMPERATURE, REQUIRED AMOUNTS OF SUBSTANCES NEEDED BY THE BODY HAVE TO BE RELATIVELY CONSTANT.

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FEEDBACK MECHANISMS

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THE BODY MUST COPE WITH POLUTION, INFECTION, STRESS, AND OTHER CONDITIONS

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FEEDBACK MECHANISMS

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TO MAINTAIN LIFE PROCESSES AND PROPER FUNCTIONS OF THE CELL,

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FEEDBACK MECHANISMS

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THE COMPLEX TISSUES, ORGANS, AND ORGAN SYSTEMS IN OUR BODY MUST RESPOND TO THE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENT

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FEEDBACK MECHANISMS

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THE BODY HAS A VARIETY OF CONTROL SYSTEMS TO KEEP ITS INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT STABLE AND RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAINING HOMEOSTASIS

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FEEDBACK SYSTEMS

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WHAT ARE THE 2 FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM
POSITIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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IS A CONTROL SYSTEM TO REDUCE OR MINIMIZE ANY CHANGES OR CONDITIONS OF THE BODY, WHICH KEEPS THE WHOLE SYSTEM STABLE

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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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IT IS ALSO A MECHANISM THAT REGULATES HOMEOSTASIS

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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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THE TERM NEGATIVE IS A DEVIATION FROM THE SET POINT

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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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REFERS TO THE NORMAL VALUE AND IDEAL REQUIREMENT OF THE BODY TO MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS

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IS A CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT USES INFORMATION FROM SENSORS TO INCREASE THE RATE OF PROCESSES

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POSITIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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IT IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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POSITIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISM

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WHAT TO WRITE ON THE TEST PAPER

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