NUR 612 EXAM 1 Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update
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Course
NUR 612
Institution
NUR 612
Endocrine System
→ ~:- System composed of various glands that can synthesize and
release special chemical messengers called hormones.
→ System works closely with the Nervous System and the Immune system
to regulate and integrate body functions.
Functions:
Growth and development
Sexua...
→ ~:- Hormones exert action on the cells from which they are produced
ex: insulin (on the cell that produced them)
Hormones exerting action on the cells from which they were produced
For example, the release of insulin from pancreatic beta cells can inhibit its
release from the same cells
Intracrine
→ ~:- Hormone action is within the cell that produced the hormone
Mechanisms of Hormone Action
→ ~:- Hormones interact with high-affinity receptors.
These are linked to one or more effector system in the cell.
Hormone receptors may be located in the plasma membrane of the cell
(surface of the cell) or in the intracellular compartment (inside the cell) of the
target cell.
The vesicle mediated pathway
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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