hormones

Question 1

endocrine glands

Answer 1

groups of cells specialized to secrete hormones

Question 2

hormones

Answer 2

chemical messengers

Question 3

how can glands be stimulated?

Answer 3

electrical impulses

change of concentration of a specific substance

Question 4

target cell

Answer 4

cells with receptors for a certain hormone

Question 5

target tissue

Answer 5

contains target cells

Question 6

stimulus to response

Answer 6

stimulus –> receptors –> hormones secreted –> effectors –> response

Question 7

endocrine system

Answer 7

glands that produce hormones in animals

Question 8

why do endocrines have a good blood supply?

Answer 8

they need to release hormones into blood quickly

Question 9

adrenaline source role effect

Answer 9

source: adrenal gland
role: readies body for fight or flight response
effect: increases heart and breathing rate; increase muscle blood flow

Question 10

verengen (von Blutgefäßen)

Answer 10

to constrict

Question 11

where are adrenal glands found

Answer 11

above kidneys

Question 12

hormones secreted by cortex and cause

Answer 12

steroid hormones

• breakdown of proteins and fat into glucose
• increasing blood volume and pressure
• suppressing of immune system

Question 13

hormones secreted by medulla and cause

Answer 13

catecholamine hormones

• increase in heart and breathing rate
• glycogen –> glucose
• constricting blood vessels

Question 14

steroid hormones

Answer 14

cortisol & aldosterone

Question 15

catecholamine hormones

Answer 15

adrenalin & noradrenaline

Question 16

alpha cells

Answer 16

secrete glucagon

Question 17

beta cells

Answer 17

secrete insulin

Question 18

thyroid gland

Answer 18

thyroxin (Schilddrüse)

Question 19

thyroid gland

Answer 19

thyroxin Schilddrüse

Question 20

ovaries

Answer 20

Eierstöcke oestrogen

Question 21

testes

Answer 21

Hoden testosteron

Question 22

testes

Answer 22

Hoden testosteron

Question 23

thyroxin

Answer 23

controls the speed at which oxygen and food products react to release energy for the body to use

Question 24

oestrogen

Answer 24

repairing and thickening of uterus lining

Question 25

progesterone

Answer 25

maintains lining and prepares for pregnancy

Question 26

FSH

Answer 26

follicle stimulating hormone | maturation of an egg in a follicle in the ovary

Question 27

LH

Answer 27

luteinising hormone | stimulates release of egg

Question 28

Verhütungsmittel

Answer 28

contraceptives

Question 29

Injections of oestrogen into the body as a contraceptive inhibits what and where

Answer 29

inhibits Release of FSH in the pituitary gland

Question 30

another name for ADH

Answer 30

vasopressin

Question 31

What is the role of the brain in blood glucose regulation?

Answer 31

none, the pancreas detects an increase/ decrease in the blood glucose level and reacts accordingly