Endocrine System Development Terms Flashcards

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Which best describes the relative speed of onset for the effects of the endocrine system relative to that of the nervous system?
Endocrine effects occur more slowly than nervous effects.
What best describe endocrine glands?
Ductless, Produce hormones, and composed of follicles
Hormones produced by endocrine cells are usually distributed throughout the body in the....?
Bloodstream
WHich of the following are endocrine glands?
Pituitary gland, thyroid gland, and suprarenal gland
Which ONE of the following describes the actions of hormones that act locally rather than at a distance from the site of release?
Paracrine
Which of the following hormones are soluble in water?
Antidiuretic hormone, epinephrine, insulin, oxytocin
Receptors for water-soluble hormones are found on their target cells in which ONE of the following regions?
Plasma membrane
A lipid hormone upon binding to its receptor, forms a hormone-receptor complex that acts like what?
Transcription factor
What best describes hormones that produce an action greater when acting together than either would on their own?
Synergistic
Which veins drains the neurohypophysis?
Posterior hypophyseal vein
Which hormones belong with their target organs?
TSH= thyroid gland, PRL= mammary glands, hGH= bones and muscles, LH= ovaries and testes, MSH: skin and brain
Put the following hormones in the correct sequence of secretion.
1. Corticotropin-releasing hormone
2. adrenocorticotropic hormone
3. cortisol
Which of the following hormones are secreted by the cells of the thyroid gland?
Thyroxine, Triiodothyronine, calcitonin
Another term for colloid, a protein-rich material found in thyroid follicles that serves as a hormone precursor for T3 and T4, is...?
Thyroglobulin
The numbers '3' nad '4' associated with the thyroid hormones T3 and T4, refer to which ONE of the following?
The number of iodine atoms in each of the hormones