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The effects of the Endocrine system are __SLOWER/FASTER_____ and __SHORTER/LONGER____ lasting compared to the nervous system
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Slower,
Longer Lasting |
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The study of endocrine glands and hormones is called
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Endocrinology
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Endocrine hormones bind to specific receptors on or inside specific cells called
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Target cells
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Overproduction of a hormone is referred to as
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Hypersecretion
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Underproduction of a hormone is referred to as
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Hyposecretion
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Name 1. Function of the hormone PROLACTIN
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Develops breasts and mammary glands
Initiates milk production |
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Name 1. Function of the hormone GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING HORMONE
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Stimulates secretion of growth hormone
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When is prolactin normally produces?
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During pregnancy
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Name 1. Function of the hormone
ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE |
Retains water in the kidneys
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Name 1. Function of the hormone OXYTOCIN
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Uterine Contraction
Milk Ejection |
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The Pineal Gland secretes ______ in the absence of light.
Hint: Helps you get to sleep Epithalamus also hosts this hormone |
Melatonin
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The thyroid is located in the _____, anterior to the larynx
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Neck
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Thyroxine, the thyroid hormone regulates this
Hint: BMR |
Basal Metabolic Rate
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The thyroid gland produces calcitonin, what is its physiological effect?
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Increases blood calcium concentration
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Androgen and Estrogen is responsible for what characteristics?
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Secondary sex characteristics
(Breasts, body hair, deeper voice, etc;) |
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What is 1 effect of the hormone testosterone?
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Regulates sperm production
Promotes development of secondary sex characteristics |
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What is 1 effect of the hormone progesterone?
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Maintains lining of the uterus
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Which organ, which is present only during pregnancy, secretes HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (HcG)?
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Placenta
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Where is erythropoietin produced?
Hint: This organ is the filtration system for the body |
Kidneys
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Erythrocytes are
Leukocytes are Thrombocytes are |
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells Platelets |
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True or False: Mature erythrocytes do not have a nucleus
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True
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True/False: Erythrocytes carry a protein called hemoglobin that helps them bind carbon dioxide
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False
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True/False: Leukocytes function as a part of the immune system
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True
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What are the three Granular Leukocytes?
Hint: B.E.N |
Basophils
Eosinophils Neutrophils |
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What are the two non-granular leukocytes?
Hint: L.a.M |
Lymphocytes
Monocytes |
