Endocrine system

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Horomone

Answer 1

chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which carries them to organs and tissues of the body to exert their functions

Question 2

Endocrine

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collection of glands that produce hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, and mood

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Paracrine

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a hormone which has effect only in the vicinity of the gland secreting it.

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Autocrine

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denoting or relating to a cell-produced substance that has an effect on the cell by which it is secreted.

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Target cells

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a cell which bears receptors for a hormone, drug, or other signalling molecule, or is the focus of contact by a virus, phagocyte, nerve fibre, etc

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Neural Stimulus

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a hormone that is released by the glands of the endocrine system. This is a non-voluntary process in which the nervous system stimulates the endocrine system to release neural stimuli.

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Hormonal Stimulus

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the release of a hormone in response to another hormone.

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Humoral Stimulus

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the control of hormone release in response to changes in extracellular fluids, such as the ion concentration in the blood. For example, a rise in blood glucose levels triggers the pancreatic release of insulin.

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Glucagon

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a peptide hormone secreted from the alpha cells of the pancreas. It works to raise the concentration of glucose and fatty acids in the bloodstream, and is considered to be the main catabolic hormone of the body.

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Insulin

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a peptide hormone secreted by the β cells of the pancreas. maintains normal blood glucose levels by facilitating cellular glucose uptake, regulating carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism and promoting cell division and growth through its mitogenic effects.

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Glucose

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a type of sugar you get from foods you eat, and your body uses it for energy. As it travels through your bloodstream to your cells,

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Glycogen

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polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a main form of energy storage for glucose. lycogen is mainly stored in the liver and the muscles and provides the body with a readily available source of energy if blood glucose levels decrease.

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Glycogenesis

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he formation of glycogen from glucose. . process of glycogen synthesis, in which glucose molecules are added to chains of glycogen for storage. This process is activated during rest periods following the Cori cycle, in the liver, and also activated by insulin in response to high glucose levels.

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Gluconeogenesis

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the metabolic process by which organisms produce glucose for catabolic reactions from non-carbohydrate precursors (lactate, glycerol, and glucogenic amino acids)

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Lipolysis

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fats are broken down in our bodies through enzymes and water, or hydrolysis. Lipolysis occurs in our adipose tissue stores

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Adipocytes (lipocytes)

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primarily compose adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat. Its main role in the body is function as a fuel tank for the storage of lipids and triglycerides.