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Test Bank - Seeley's Anatomy and Physiology, 11th,
12th and 13th Edition by VanPutte | All Chapters

Function of the Endocrine System - ANSWER: Regulate body activity and responses to stimuli through
the use of hormones

The Endocrine System operates under the direction of the _____ System - ANSWER: Nervous, Nervous

Effects of the Endocrine System are ____ than the effects of the Nervous System - ANSWER: slower

What is a chemical produced in one area of an organism that is carried to another part of the
organism - ANSWER: Hormone

Proteins are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Water

Amino Acids are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Water

Thyroid Hormones are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Lipid

Steroids are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Lipid

____ cells secrete or produce hormones - ANSWER: Epithelial

____-soluble hormones circulate free in the bloodstream - ANSWER: Water

The 2 major mechanisms used by hormones to produce their effects: - ANSWER: Second messenger
systems and direct gene activation

The mechanism that uses membrane-bound receptors - ANSWER: Second Messenger Systems

The mechanism that uses intracellular receptors - ANSWER: Direct Gene Activation

____-soluble hormones use the method of Second Messenger Systems - ANSWER: Water

____-soluble hormones use Direct Gene Activation - ANSWER: Lipid

The time for removal of 1/2 the amount of hormone from the body - ANSWER: Half-life

Hormone release: changing levels of ions and nutrients in blood directly stimulating hormone release
- ANSWER: Humoral

Hormone release: nerves themselves stimulate hormone release - ANSWER: Neural

Hormone release: hormones released by certain glands can cause release of hormones by other
glands - ANSWER: Hormonal

___ Feedback controls are generally seen throughout the endocrine system - ANSWER: Negative

___ Feedback controls are seen in some situations only - ANSWER: Positive

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