Ch.4 Hormonal Contrlo Flashcards
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Nervous system gives … communication
Electrical
Endocrine system gives … communication
Chemical
TF: Endocrine system is faster responding and shorter lasting than nervous system
False
Slower
Longer
Endocrine system maintains homeostasis via
Hormones
Hormones in the Endocrine system is secreted into…
Blood
Endocrine system consists of (3)
Hormones
Endocrine glands
Hormone receptors
TF: Endocrine system is anatomically connected
False
Different from other systems
TF: Endocrine gland is capable of secreting multiple hormones
True
TF: Hormone concentrations in plasma are high
False
Very low
10^-9mol/L to 10^-12mol/L
Endocrine system function: Constantly monitors …. environment
Internal
Endocrine system function: Coordinates integration of physiological systems during…
Rest and exercise
Endocrine system function: Maintains homeostasis during…
Exercise
2 hormone categories
Steroid
Nonsteroid
Steroid hormones are derived from …
Cholesterol
Which hormone is lipid soluble and diffuses through membranes?
Steroid hormones
Major glands that secrete steroid hormones (4)
– Testes (testosterone)
– Ovaries (estrogen, progesterone)
– Adrenal cortex (cortisol, aldosterone)
– Placenta (estrogen, progesterone)
Two groups of non-steroid hormones
– Protein/peptide hormones
• Most nonsteroid hormones
– Amino acid-derived hormones
TF: Hormones contact some body tissues
False
All
How do hormones limit effects to specific targets?
By using hormone-specific receptors
Hormones bound to receptor
Hormone receptor complex
No receptor =
No hormone effect
Location for steroid hormone receptors
cytoplasm or nucleus of target cell (intracellular receptor)
Location of nonsteroid hormone recpetors
Membrane of target cell (cell membrane receptor)
Steroid: Hormone receptor complex enters nucleus and binds to … and activates …
DNA
Certain genes