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10 Cards in this Set
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the body controls its functions through 2 basic systems
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nervous system and the endocrine system
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nervous system
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communication via neurons and across synapses
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endocrine system
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communication with "target" tissues via chemical messengers in the blood
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what are the two types of glands in the body?
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exocrine and endocrine
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exocrine
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have ducts - secrete "out" of body (into gut)
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endocrine
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ductless - secrete into blood stream
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three ways that the endocrine glands are stimulated
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humoral
neural hormonal |
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humoral stimulates the endocrine glands...
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through components in the blood
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neural stimulates the endocrine glands..
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through stimulation by the nervous system
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hormonal stimulates the endocrine glands...
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through stimulation from other hormones
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