Endocrine system 24 Flashcards
What body systems work together to coordinate all activities of the body?
Nervous and endocrine systems.
What cells does the endocrine system send messages to?
Virtually all cells in the body.
What does the endocrine system change in the body?
The metabolic activities.
How long does it take for hormones to exert their effects ?
Up to several hours.
What do hormones do in terms of extracellular fluid?
Hormones regulate the chemical composition and volume of extracellular fluid.
what do hormones do in terms of metabolism?
Help regulate metabolism and energy balance.
What do hormones do in terms of biological clock?
They help regulate the biological clock.
What do hormones do in terms of muscle fibers and glands?
Help regulate the contraction of smooth and cardiac muscle fibres and secretion by glands.
Why do hormones do in terms of the immune system?
Help regulate certain activities of the immune system.
What do hormones control?
Growth and development.
What processes of reproduction do hormones contribute to?
Gamete production, fertilisation, nourishment of the embryo and foetus and delivery.
Hormones help establish what kind of rhythms?
Circadian rhythms.
Where do endocrine glands secrete hormones into?
Interstitial fluid through blood circulation.
where do exocrine gland secretions enter?
Exocrine glands enter ducts to the lumen or outside the body by sweat glands/ sebaceous glands.
Endocrine glands secrete hormones as their only function, name these glands.
Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pineal.
