Endocrine System intro

Question 1

-endocrine and nervous system work to maintain ________
-while nervous is faster, what benifit does endocrine have?
-integration of body functions depends on __________ _________ via ________

Answer 1

-homeostatis
-the endocrine system can acsess every cell in the body with prolonged effects
-chemical control, hormones

Question 2

Hormones
-deffinition
-carried by what system
-capable of what

Answer 2

-chemical messangers produced by particular endocrine glands in small amounts
-cirrculatory
-evoking responses in tissues and organs elsewhere in the body

Question 3

Endocrine Glands
-deffinition

Answer 3

“ductless” glands that produce and release chemicals directly into the cirrculatory system

Question 4

Physiological effects of hormones (4)

Answer 4

1. control of body growth
2. reproduction regulation
3. maintaining homeostasis
4. integration and coordination with nervous system

Question 5

Antagonistic Hormones
-what are they

Answer 5

hormones with opossing effects

Question 6

Positive feedback
-what is it

Negative feedback
-what is it

Answer 6

-presence of hormone stimulates the production of more of itself

-presence of hormone inhibits the production of more of itself

Question 7

Hypersecretion
Hyposecretion

Answer 7

-when an endocrine gland produces an excsess of hormones
-when an endocrine gland processes a low secretion of hormones