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20 Cards in this Set
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What are the three chemical classifications of hormones |
Amino acid based Steroids Prostaglandins |
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Amino acid bases include |
Proteins Peptides Amines |
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What are steroids made of |
Cholesterol |
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Prostaglandins are made from what |
Highly active lipids |
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What does binding of a hormone to a protein receptor alter? |
Cellular activity |
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What are the to mechanisms in which hormones act |
Direct gene activation Second messenger system |
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What glad produces melatonin and what is its action |
Pineal body Involved in biological rhythms |
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Hormones released by the posterior pituitary; releasing and inhabiting hormones that regulate the anterior pituitary |
Hypothalamus |
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What gland produces oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone and what does it do |
Posterior pituitary lobe Stimulates contractions of uterus and the milk "let-down" reflex; promotes retention of water by kidneys |
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What gland produces growth hormone, prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, threoid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone and what does it do |
Anterior pituitary lobe Stimulates growth; stimulates milk production; stimulates production of ova and sperm; stimulates ovaries and testes; stimulates thyroid gland; stimulates adrenal cortex to secret glucocorticoids |
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What gland produces thyroxine, triiodothyronine, and calcitonin and what does it do |
Thyroid gland Stimulates metabolism; reduces blood calcium levels |
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What gland produces parathyroid hormone and what does it do |
Parathyroid glands Raises blood calcium levels |
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What gland produces thymosin and what does it do |
Thymus gland "Programs" t lymphocytes |
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What gland produces epinephrine and norepinephrine and what does it do |
Adrenal medulla Raises blood glucose level; increase rate of metabolism; constrict certain blood vessels |
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What gland produces glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids and what does it do |
Adrenal cortex Increases blood glucose; promotes reabsorption of na+ and excretion of k+ in kidneys |
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What glad produces insulin and glucagon and what does it do |
Pancreas Reduces blood glucose; raises blood glucose |
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What gland produces androgen and what does it do |
Testes Support sperm formation; development and maintenance of male secondary sex characteristics |
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What gland produces estrogen and progesterone and what does it do |
Ovaries Stimulates uterine lining growth; development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics; promotes growth of uterine lining |
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Name from top to bottom |
Pineal Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Thyroid gland Parathyroid glands Thymus gland |
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Label from top to bottom |
Adrenal glands Pancreas Ovary Testis |
