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Endocrine system acts with what system to coordinate and integrate the activity of body cells?
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Nervous syste,
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The endocrine system influences metabolic activities by means of what?
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Hormones transported in the blood
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Name the endocrine glands?
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Pituitary
Thyroid Parathyroid Adrenal Pineal glands |
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The _______ has both neural and endocrine functions
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Hypothalamus
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Name other tissues and organs that produce hormones include what?
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Adipose cells
thymus cells in small intestines stomach kidneys and heart |
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Pineal gland
Hypothalamus Thyroid gland Thymus |
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Hormones
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Chemicals that travel in the blood or lymph
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Autocrines
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Chemicals that exert effects on same cells that secrete them
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Locally acting chemicals that affect cells other than those that secrete them
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Paracrine cells
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_______ are local messangers and not considered part of the endocrine system
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Autocrines and paracrines
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What are the two main classes of hormones
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Amino acid based hormones
Steroids |
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Amino acid based hormones
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Amines
thyroxine peptides proteins |
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Steroid based hormones are synthesized from what?
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Cholesterol
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Steroid based hormones
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Gonadal
adrenocortical |
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Hormone action on target cells
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Alter plasma membrane permeability
stimulate synthesis of proteins or regulatory molecules Activate or deactivate enzyme activity induce secretory activity Stimulate mitosis |
