Glands Hormones Flashcards

(38 cards)

1
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secretes chemicals

A

Glands

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2
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secretes hormones in
blood

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Endocrine

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3
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Secretes substances through a duct; sweat, tears, saliva, milk.

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Exocrine

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4
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Chemical messenger; sends signal

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Hormones

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5
Q

Growth hormone

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Somatotropin, Anterior

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6
Q

Milk hormone

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Anterior, prolactin

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7
Q

Stimulate thyroid gland

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Anterior Thyroid stimulating Hormone (TSH)

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8
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Stimulates adrenal gland

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Anterior Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (ACH)

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9
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Stimulates gonads

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Anterior Gonadotropin

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10
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reabsorption of water by kidney

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Vasopressin (Anti-diuretic hormone) posterior

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11
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uterine contraction

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Oxytocin (Love hormone) postrrior

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12
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Produced in response to darkness

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Melatonin, pineal

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13
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Sleep-wake cycle

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PINEAL GLAND
Melatonin

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14
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Insomnia

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PINEAL GLAND
Melatonin

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15
Q

Regulates metabolism

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Thyroxine THYROID GLAND

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16
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Decrease blood calcium

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THYROID GLAND Calcitonin

17
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Increase blood calcium by releasing it form bones or reabsorption by kidney and intestine

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Parathyroid hormone PARATHYROID GLAND

18
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Hypercalcemia

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PARATHYROID GLAND

19
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Keeps body in high alert status (increase heart and breathing rate, and muscle strenght)

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ADRENAL GLAND
Adrenal medulla
• Epinephrine (Adrenaline)

20
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duringstress,itpromotes glucose synthesis to supply energy for cells; body repair and reduces swelling

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ADRENAL GLAND
Adrenal medulla
• Cortisol

21
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Regulatessodium reabsorption and potassium excretion by kidneys.

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ADRENAL GLAND
Adrenal medulla Aldosterone

22
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Decreases blood sugar

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PANCREAS
• Insulin

23
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Increases blood sugar

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Glucagon PANCREAS

24
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Growthinhibiting

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PANCREAS Somatostatin

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Feminine
Estrogen OVARIES
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Pregnancy
OVARIES Progesterone
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Masculine
TESTES • Testosterone
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the maintenance of a variable around an ideal normal value
Homeostasis
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Internal Balance
Homeostasis
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to detect a change and monitors the value of a variable
receptor honeostasis
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receives information about the variable from the receptor then process and integrate what is happening.
control center hemeostassi
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to produce a response appropriate to the change.
effector
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Components of homeostatic control / Nerve pathway
Receptor, sensoryneuron, control center, motor neuron, effector
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a reaction in which the system responds in such a way as to reverse the direction of change
Negative feedback mechanism
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Negative feedback mechanism examples (4)
Thermoregulation, Carbon dioxide concentration, Blood sugar level, and Blood pressure
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reaction that causes a decrease in function.
Negative feedback mechanism
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occurs in response to some kind of stimulus.
Negative feedback mechanism
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it causes the output of a system to be lessened to stabilize the system
Negative feedback mechanism