anatomy and physiology 2 - lecture 1

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overview of the endocrine system
What is the endocrine system comp...,
What does the endocrine system se...,
What are hormones released into
7  cards
general functions of the endocrine system
What are the general functions of...,
What does the first general funct...,
What does the 3rd general functio...
4  cards
comparison of the two control systems (endocrine and nervous)
What are the two control systems ...,
When the endocrine and nervous sy...,
What does both the endocrine and ...
7  cards
location of the major endocrine glands
What type of tissue do endocrine ...,
What do the endocrine glands make...,
Some glands are what types of organs
7  cards
stimulation of hormone synthesis and release
What is hormone release regulated by,
What types of stimuli can initiat...,
What type of stimulation is the r...
11  cards
circulating hormones
What are steroids,
What are steroids synthesized by,
What do steroids include
23  cards
local hormones
What do local hormones do,
What do local hormones bind to,
When local hormones bind to cells...
12  cards
transport in the blood
What do lipid soluble hormones re...,
What do lipid soluble hormones no...,
Carriers are what type of protein
14  cards
levels of circulating hormone
What does a hormone s blood conce...,
What is positively correlated in ...,
What occurs in multiple ways in l...
15  cards
lipid-soluble hormones
What can lipid soluble hormones d...,
Describe lipid soluble hormones,
Where are lipid soluble hormone r...
6  cards
water-soluble hormones
What receptor do water soluble ho...,
Are water soluble hormones polar ...,
What can t water soluble hormones...
17  cards
number of receptors on a target cell
What happens to receptor number,
What is up regulation,
What does up regulation increase ...
5  cards
hormone interactions on a target cell
What can different hormones simul...,
What are the different types of i...,
What is synergistic interaction
5  cards
anatomic relationship of the hypothalamus and the Pituitary Gland
What does hypothalamus control,
What does the pituitary control,
The pituitary lies in what direct...
11  cards
interactions between the hypothalamus and the posterior pituitary gland
The posterior pituitary is a stor...,
What are hormones made in the hyp...,
How are hormones made in the hypo...
10  cards
interactions between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary gland
What does the hypothalamus hormon...,
What type of hormone does the hyp...,
What does the anterior pituitary ...
18  cards
hypophysectomy
What is hypophysectomy,
What is the preferred surgical ap...,
What needs to happens to hormones...
3  cards
growth hormone: Its regulation and effects
What is growth hormone release co...,
What hormones control the release...,
What is ghrh
20  cards
disorders of growth hormone secretion
What is growth hormone deficiency,
What is growth hormone deficiency,
What is growth hormone deficiency...
11  cards

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