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What is the use of a chemical messenger to transfer info from cell to cell within a single tissue referred to as? |
Paracrine communication |
Type of communication! |
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Cyclic AMP functions as a second messnger to do what? |
To open ion channels and activate key enzymes in the cytoplasm |
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ACTH is what? |
Adreno-cortico-tropic hormome! |
H is for Hormone |
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What does ACTH stimulate the release of? |
ACTH releases steroid hormones by the adrenal glands |
Type of tough hormone |
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FSH production in males supports what? |
FSH production supports the maturation of sperm by stimulating nurse cells! |
FSH like gone fishing, like what swims in a dude |
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What are the 2 hormones released by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland called? |
ADH and Oxytocin! |
One starts short A and other starts with O. |
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What does the endocrine system do? |
1) Releases chemicals into bloodstream 2) Releases hormones that alters metabolic activities of many tissues and organs 3)Produces effects that can for hours, days, or longer |
Does NOT control ongoing metabolic processes |
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What is a cell's hormonal sensitivites determined by? |
The presence/absense of appropriate receptors |
Think tsundere hormonal cell: gotta be able to somehow receive all those teasings |
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FSH stands for what? |
Follicle-stimulating hormone! |
S is stimulating and H is hormone |
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A decreased blood calcium level wpuld result in increased what? |
A decrease in blood calcium would lead to an increase in secreting PTH (parathyroid hormone) |
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