Flashcards in Ch 15 Practice Deck (9)
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1
Chemical messenger produced in one part of the body that controls the activity of other parts: ______.
Hormone
2
Which of the following are complications associated with diabetes mellitus?
• Blindness
• Loss of limbs
• Stroke
• Kidney failure
• Goiter
• Myxedema
• Blindness
• Loss of limbs
• Stroke
• Kidney failure
3
Which of these is controlled by the nervous system but not the endocrine system?
• Contraction of the muscles that permit urination
• ADH regulating water balance in the blood
• Calcitonin regulating blood calcium levels
• Growth factors promoting blood cell formation
• Contraction of the muscles that permit urination
4
Epinephrine is what type of hormone?
Peptide
5
Prostaglandins are ______ hormones.
Local
6
When ______ is present in the bloodstream the liver breaks down glycogen into glucose.
Glucagon
7
What occurs when insulin is secreted from the pancreas into the bloodstream?
1. Cells are stimulated to take up glucose
2. Glucose is stored as glycogen in the liver
8
Chemical messenger that influences the behavior of other individuals: ______.
Pheromones
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