ENDO 20.1

Question 1

What are the major glands of the Endocrine system?

Answer 1

-Hypothalamus
-Pituitary
-Thyroid
-Parathyroid
-Pancreas
-Adrenals
-Ovaries and testes
-Pineal gland

Question 2

What is a target cell?

Answer 2

A specific cell with specific receptors that will respond to specific hormones

Question 3

How many receptors will a target cell have for a particular hormone?

Answer 3

2,000-100,000

Question 4

What are the types of hormone receptors

Answer 4

Water and lipid soluble

Question 5

What are some examples of lipid soluble hormones?

Answer 5

Steriod hormones
thyroid hormones
nitric oxide

Question 6

What some examples of water soluble hormones?

Answer 6

Amino acids
-short-chain: ADH
-long-chain: insulin

Question 7

What part of the brain controls the endocrine system and is known as the master switchboard?

Answer 7

hypothalamus

Question 8

What acts as the major line between the endocrine and nervous systems?

Answer 8

hypothalamus

Question 9

How many hormones does the hypothalamus secrete?

Answer 9

nine

Question 10

How many hormones does the pituitary gland secrete?

Answer 10

seven

Question 11

The hormones from the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland play important roles in what aspects?

Answer 11

growth
development
metabolism
homeostasis

Question 12

What is the stalk like structure that attaches the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus?

Answer 12

infundibulum