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The bodys second great controlling system which influences metabolic activities of cells by means of hormones
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Endocrine system
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What are the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pineal, and thymus glands
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Endocrine glands
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What produces both hormones and exocrine products
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The pancreas and gonads
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What has both neural functions and releases hormones
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The hypothalamus
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What are some other tissues and organs that produce hormones
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adipose cells, pockets of cells in the walls of the small intestine, stomach, kidneys, and heart
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What does this describe:
Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids Regulate the metabolic function of other cells Have lag times ranging from seconds to hours Tend to have prolonged effects Are classified as amino acid-based hormones, or steroids |
Hormones
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What types of hormones belong to this class, including:
Amines, thyroxine, peptide, and protein hormones |
Amino acidbased
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What types of hormones are gonadal and adrenocoritcal hormones
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Steroids
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What types of hormones are leukotrienes and prostaglandins
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Eicosanoids
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Hormones alter cell activity by one of two mechanisms?
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- Second messengers
- Direct gene activation involving steroid hormones |
