Endocrine system

Question 1

process of secretion of hormones

Answer 1

secreting cell–>blood—> target cell/tissue

Question 2

how are endocrine glands controlled?

Answer 2

hormonal stimulas; low concentration hormones in blood triggers the stimulas of hormones

Question 3

Neuralstimulas

Answer 3

nerves release hormones

Question 4

Hormonal stimulas

Answer 4

release of one hormone release triggers the release of another hormone

Question 5

Pituitary gland

Answer 5

Anterior; growth hormone
Posterior; oxytocin

Question 6

Acromegaly

Answer 6

over secretion of growth hormone in adults increase of facial hair, hands, feet bones or dwarfism

Question 7

Pineal Gland

Answer 7

Endocrine organ that secrets melatonin

Question 8

Pancreas

Answer 8

islet of langerhan cells; alfa cells beta cells

Question 9

Alfa cells

Answer 9

secret glucagon= increase blood sugar

Question 10

Beta Cell

Answer 10

secret insulin= decrease blood sugar

Question 11

Type 1 diabetes

Answer 11

immune system attack beta cells, can’t drive sugar into muscles and stays in blood increasing blood sugar and muscle function (need insulin shots)

Question 12

Type 2 diabetes

Answer 12

body still makes insulin but cells do not respond driving blood sugar up, pump body with a bunch of insulin to force the cells to respond

Question 13

Parathyroid

Answer 13

Detect if calcium is really low will look through your body to get calcium; bones, kidneys= can lead to osteoporosis

Question 14

Adrenal glands

Answer 14

secret cortisol(stress) increase the blood sugar baseline in blood

Question 15

Hypercortsalism

Answer 15

rapid developmen of stretch marks because body is taking proteins from skin= damage decrease fat breakage blood sugar increases= sugar turning into storage which increases fat

Question 16

Reproductive Glands

Answer 16

testies= testosterone
ovaries= estrogen