What Do You Know About The Endocrine System Flashcards

What do you know about The Endocrine System? This system made up of different glands tasked with the production of hormones that help cells communicate with each other. If you are looking to learn more about the system, these flashcards will help you out. Be sure to read up on all of them and get to see how much you might learn!

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Chemical messengers
Hormones
Secreted in blood stream
Hormones
Stimulate physiological responses
Hormones
Special secretory cells in tissues and organs-secreting hormones
Endocrine glands
The following is basic _____action

hormones are secrted from a gland
travel in bloodstream, leace capillaries
enter tissue
has action only on 'target cells"(has receptors for a specific hormone)
Basic hormone action
Predictable progammed
Cell reaction
The following is example of _____action
where is this hormone's target cells?? below example
ex. follicle stimulating hormone
maturation of egges and sperm
from pituitary
Basic hormone action
games
2 glands attached hypothalamus
Pituitary
Hypothalamus control w/hormones
Anterior lobe
Regulates reponse to stress
Corticotropin
Stimulation hormone--stimulate egg and sperm production
Follicle
Lstimulates ovluation and production of testosterone
Luteinizing hormone
Stimulates production of milk and testosterone
Prolactin
Widespread in body
Growth hormone
Promotes growth across the body (esp. bone,muscle, fat)
Growth hormone