Physiology of Domestic Animals

Question 1

Endocrinology

Answer 1

Hormonal control of body function

Question 2

Endocrine glands

Answer 2

Release chemical messengers

Question 3

Hormones

Where originate?

Answer 3

exert effects on target tissue containing specific receptors

Originate from the endocrine glands or nerves

Question 4

Nerve imoulses

Answer 4

fast, short-term reactions

Question 5

Endocrine

Answer 5

Hormone realeased from a gland and the hormone travels via circulation to another organ where it exerts its effect.
longer duration, adaptation responses

Question 6

Paracrine

Answer 6

A cell secretes a compound that has effects on neighboring cells.
(ex. growth and clotting factors; allergic reactions, prostaglandins)
para -around

Question 7

Autocrine

Answer 7

Cell utilizes a compound that it produces itself

ex. immune function, interleukins

Question 8

Peptide or Amino acid sequence

Answer 8

1. Derivatives of single amino acids
2. Peptides
3. Complex proteins

Question 9

How do hormones act

Answer 9

1. Bind to specific receptors
2. Stimulate synthesis of end products
3. Alter activity of crucial enzymes
4. Transport rate of material across cell membrane