The Endocrine System: The Body’s Other Control System Flashcards
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The endocrine system is a series of organs and glands in your body that?
Secrete chemical messengers into your blood stream
Exocrine glands, like sweat glands, secrete?
Out of the body, but are not part of the endocrine system
The chemical messengers released by the endocrine glands are called?
Hormones
Steroids are lipid molecules which can pass easily though the cell membrane allowing?
Them to interact directly with he cells DNA to change cell activity
Humoral is the term that pertains to the body fluid and is therefore called?
Humoral control
Antidiuretic hormone does?
Decease urination, which decreases fluid loss, increasing body fluid volume
ADH is secreted when the ?
Hypothalamus senses dehydration
Oxytocin is important in maintaining ?
Uterine contractions during labor and is involved in milk production
Growth hormone (GH) does what?
Increases tissue growth
The thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)?
Increases secretion of thyroid hormones
Adrencorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
Increases steroid secretion from adrenal gland
Prolactin increases ?
Milk production
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Stimulates ovaries and testes for ovulation and testosterone production
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Estrogen secretion and sperm production
Stature disorder are those that result in ?
Well below normal (dwarfism) or well above normal (gigantism) caused by the growth hormone (GH)
Hashimoto’s disease is a form of ?
Hypothyroidism caused by autoimmune attack of the thyroid gland
Addison’s disease is caused by ?
Insufficient production of the ACTH; causing weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low BP, and excessive skin pigmentation
Cushing’s syndrome is caused by?
Over secretion of cortisol (round face, easy brushing, upper body obesity.
The gland that produces melatonin is?
Pineal
