A&P II unit 1

Question 1

Endocrine signaling may take _______ to _______ to take effect, but are ______-lasting

Answer 1

hours; days; long

Question 2

classic endocrine signals

Answer 2

Hormones that are secreted into the blood to affect distant targets

Question 3

paracine signal

Answer 3

a chemical secreted by cells into the extracellular fluid to influence nearby cells (NOT CLASSIC)

Question 4

autocrine

Answer 4

a chemical secreted by cells into the ECF elicits effects from the same cell

Question 5

anterior pituitary gland

Answer 5

situated in the sphenoid bone of the skull (primary endocrine organ)

Question 6

thyroid

Answer 6

located in anterior neck
(primary endocrine organ)

Question 7

parathyroid glands

Answer 7

3-5, found on the posterior thyroid gland (primary endocrine organ)

Question 8

adrenal corticies

Answer 8

paired; located on the superior surface of the kidneys (primary endocrine organ)

Question 9

endocrine pancreas

Answer 9

found in the left side of the abdominal cavity mostly posterior to the stomach
(primary endocrine organ)

Question 9

thymus

Answer 9

located in the superior mediastinum
(primary endocrine organ)

Question 10

ovaries/testes

Answer 10

paired; the former in the pelvic cavity in women and the latter suspended below the pelvic cavity in men
(primary endocrine organ)

Question 11

secondary endocrine organs

Answer 11

produce hormones but belong to other systems (heart, kidneys, small intestine, and adipose tissue, some CA tissue)(including neuroendocrine - pineal gland, hypothalamus, adrenal medulla)