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MCB 246 - Endocrine System Exam 3 with verified detailed solutions
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composed || of || ductless || glands || that || synthesize || and || secrete || hormones, || hormones || are || released || into || the || blood || and || transported || throughout || the || body || - || ✔✔endocrine || system have || the || specific || receptors || for || a || hormone, || they || bind || hormone || and || respond || - || ✔✔target || cells regulating || development, || growth || and || metabolism, || maintaining || homeostasis || of || blood || composition || and || volume, || controlling || digestive || processes, || controlling || reproductive || activities || - || ✔✔general || functions || of || the || endocrine || system hormones || help || regulate || embryonic || cell || division || and || differentiation, || hormones || regulate || metabolism || (both || anabolism || and || catabolism) || - || ✔✔regulating || development, || growth, || and || metabolism hormones || regulate || blood || solute || concentrations || (e.g., || glucose, || ions), || hormones || regulate || blood || volume, || cellular || concentration, || and || platelet || number || - || ✔✔maintaining || homeostasis || of || blood || composition || and || volume hormones || influence || secretory || processes || and || movement || of || materials || in || digestive || tract || - || ✔✔controlling || digestive || processes
hormones || affect || development || and || function || of || reproductive || systems || and || the || expression || of || sexual || behaviors || - || ✔✔controlling || reproductive || activities organs || that || are || entirely || endocrine || in || function || - || ✔✔endocrine || organs What || are || the || endocrine || organs? || - || ✔✔-pituitary || gland -pineal || gland -thyroid || gland -parathyroid || glands -adrenal || glands synthesized || within || endocrine || cells, || differences || in || their || solubility || influences || the || transport || of || the || hormone || in || blood || and || how || it || interacts || with || target || cells || - || ✔✔circulating || hormones What || are || the || circulating || hormones? || - || ✔✔-steroids' -biogenic || amines -proteins synthesized || from || cholesterol || (lipid || with || a || four-ring || structure) || - || ✔✔steroids synthesized || from || amino || acids || - || ✔✔biogenic || amines synthesized || from || amino || acids || (more || hormones || are || proteins) || - || ✔✔proteins
Are || biogenic || amines || (monoamines) || water-soluble? || - || ✔✔-water-soluble || - || readily || dissolve || within || the || aqueous || environment || of || the || blood, || released || into || blood || and || transported || to || target || cells || (except || for || thyroid || hormone || (TH): || TH || is || nonpolar || (made || from || a || pair || of || tyrosines) || and || lipid || soluble) most || hormones || are || in || this || category, || water-soluble || chains || of || amino || acids || - || ✔✔proteins signaling || molecules || that || don't || circulate || in || blood, || they || bind || to || the || cells || that || release || them || (autocrine || stimulation) || or || neighboring || cells || (paracrine || stimulation || ) || - || ✔✔local || hormones a || type || of || local || hormone || formed || from || fatty || acids || within || phospholipid || bilayer || of || membrane, || synthesized || through || an || enzymatic || cascade || - || ✔✔eicosanoids are || eicosanoids, || stimulate || pain || and || inflammatory || responses, || aspirin || and || other || nonsteroidal || anti || - || inflammatory || drugs || block || prostaglandin || formation || - || ✔✔prostaglandins Receptor || number || fluctuates || through || what || two || things? || - || ✔✔up-regulation, || down-regulation Different || hormones || can || simultaneously || bind || to || a || cell, || and || effects || may || interact: || ___________ || (estrogen || and || progesterone), || _______________ || (oxytocin's || milk || ejection || requires || prolactin's || milk-generating || effect), || _______________ || (glucagon || increases || blood || glucose || while || insulin || lowers || it) || - || ✔✔-synergistic -permissive
-antagonistic Carrier || proteins || are || necessary || for || water-soluble || hormones: || a) || True || b) || False || - || ✔✔ If || you || are || taking || high || doses || of || a || drug || that || binds || to || a || specific || hormone || receptor, || will || more || or || less || of || the || drug || be || required || for || the || same || response || over || time? || a) || More || drug b) || Less || drug || - || ✔✔ controls || pituitary, || which || controls || structures || such || as || thyroid, || adrenal, || liver, || testes, || ovaries || - || ✔✔hypothalamus lies || inferior || to || hypothalamus || and || is || Pea-sized, || it || is || connected || to || hypothalamus || by || infundibulum, || partitioned || into || anterior || and || posterior || pituitary || - || ✔✔pituitary || gland is || a || neural || pathway || that || functionally || connects || the || posterior || pituitary || to || the || hypothalamus || - || ✔✔hypothalmo-hypophyseal || tract What || part || of || the || brain || produces || oxytocin? || - || ✔✔paraventricular || nucleus
The || _________________ || will || secrete || releasing || hormones || which || increase || the || secretion || of || anterior || pituitary || hormones. || - || ✔✔hypothalamus What || are || the || releasing || hormones || that || the || hypothalamus || secretes? || - || ✔✔- thyrotropin-releasing || hormone || (TRH) -prolactin || releasing || hormone || (PRH) -gonadotropin-releasing || hormone || (GnRH) -corticotropin || releasing || hormone || (CRH) -growth || hormone-releasing || hormone || (GHRH) _________________ || will || release || inhibit || hormones || which || decrease || the || secretion || of || anterior || pituitary || hormones. || - || ✔✔Hypothalamus What || inhibiting || hormones || does || the || hypothalamus || secrete? || - || ✔✔-prolactin- inhibiting || hormone || (PIH) -growth || inhibiting || hormone || (GIH) What || causes || the || release || of || thyroid || hormone || (TH) || from || the || thyroid || gland? || What || hormone || causes || the || release || of || this || hormone? || - || ✔✔TSH || (release || triggered || by || TRH || from || hypothalamus,)
What || hormone || causes || milk || production, || and || mammary || gland || growth || in || females? || What || hormones || stimulate || its || release || vs || inhibit || it? || - || ✔✔PRL || (release || triggered || by || PRH, || inhibited || by || PIH || from || hypothalamus) What || hormone || in || females: || regulate || ovarian || development || and || secretion || of || estrogen || and || progesterone || and || in || males: || sperm || development || and || secretion || of || testosterone? || What || triggers || this || hormones || release? || - || ✔✔-gonadotropins: || follicle-stimulating || hormone || (FSH) || and || luteinizing || hormone || (LH) -release || triggered || by || GnRH || from || hypothalamus What || hormones || causes || release || of || corticosteroids || by || adrenal || cortex? || What || hormone || triggers || the || release || of || this || hormone? || - || ✔✔-adrenocorticotropic || hormone || (ACTH) -release || triggered || by || CRH || from || hypothalamus What || causes || the || liver || to || secrete || insulin-like || growth || factors || 1 || and || 2? || IGFs || work || with || this || hormones || to || do || what? || - || ✔✔-growth || hormones || (GH) -GH || and || IGFs || function || synergistically || to || stimulate || cell || growth || and || division ADH || (anti=against, || ouresis=urination) || functions || to || maintain || fluid || balance, || blood || volume, || and || blood || pressure. || ADH || acts || on || the || kidneys || to || decrease || urine || output || and || on || the || brain || thirst || center || so || our || brain || becomes || conscious || of || being || thirsty. || ADH || is || produced || in || the: || a) || Hypothalamus || b) || Posterior || pituitary || c) || Anterior || pituitary || d) || Kidney || - || ✔✔