Endocrine System Workbook Ohb

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nervous system actions

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"built for speed"

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endocrine system actions

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uses hormones/chemical messengers

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hormone

Back 3

chemical substances that are secreted by endocrine cells into extracellular fluids

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target cells/organs

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tissue/organ that specific hormones act on

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amino-acid based

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including proteins, peptides, amines

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steroid

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made from cholesterol, include sex hormones (made by gonads), hormones made by adrenal cortex

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prostaglandins

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made from highly active lipids released from nearly all cell membranes

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ways that hormones are regulated in the bloodstream

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negative feedback mechanism, endocrine gland stimuli, hormonal stimuli, humoral stimuli

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negative feedback mechanism

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chief means of regulating blood levels of most hormones

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hormonal stimuli

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(most common stimuli)

endocrine organs are prodded into action

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humoral stimuli

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changing blood levels of certain ions and nutrients, refers to ancient use of "humor", indicates blood or bile etc.

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GH

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growth hormone

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ACTH

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adrenocorticotropic

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PRL

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prolactin

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FSH

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follicle-stimulating

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LH

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luteinizing

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TH

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thyrotropic

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ADH

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antidiuretic

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anterior pituitary hormones

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ACTH, GH, PRL, FSH, LH, TH

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posterior pituitary hormones

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oxytocin, ADH

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thyroid hormones

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calcitonin, T4, T3

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parathyroid hormones

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PTH

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PTH

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parathyroid

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adrenal hormones

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epinephrine, glucocorticoids, mineral corticoids, norepinephrine, adrogens/estrogens

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pancreas hormones

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insulin

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testes hormones

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androgens

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ovaries hormones

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estrogen, progesterone

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pineal hormones

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melatonin

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thymus hormones

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thymosin

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The _________ hangs by a stack from the inferior of the _________.

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pituitary, hypothalamus

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Without iodine, functional _________ can't be made.

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hormones

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cretinism

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hyposecretion of thyroxine, could indicate a lack of stimulation by TSH, could result in dwarfism

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symptoms of hypothyroidism

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slowed metabolism, obesity, diminished thought processes

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symptoms of hyperthyroidism

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loses weight, bones weaken, body muscles (ex.: heart) atrophy, excessive metabolic rate, body catabolizes stored fats and tissue proteins

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insulin in the body

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acts on most body cells, increases their ability to transport glucose across plasma membranes

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diabetes mellitus

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blood levels of glucose rise too high, kidney tubule cells cannot reabsorb fast enough, glucose spills into urine, when glucose flushes it takes water with it, causes dehydration

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What is the role of melatonin in our bodies?

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helps regulate sleep schedules in our body

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The thymus gets _________ as we age.

By old age it's composed mostly of _________ _________ tissue and _____.

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smaller

connective tissue, fat

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The cycle of estrogens and progesterone released by the ovaries is controlled by _______ _______ and _______ _______.

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anterior posterior, gonadotropic hormones

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Name ways a woman can increase the release of oxytocin in her body.

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sex, breastfeeding

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pitocin

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synthetic oxytocin

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testosterone

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androgen produced by the testicles

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Hormones produced by the placenta

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estrogen, progesterone, human placental lactogen (hPL), relaxin, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

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What causes the changes in a woman's body associated with menopause?

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efficiency of ovaries begins to decline, reproductive organs begin to atrophy