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Hondros Bio 254 Final | Questions And Answers | 2024 Verified Solutions The Endocrine system is a major controlling system in the body that works ________ than that of the Nervous System. ANS Slower Other major body system that acts to maintain homeostasis. ANS Nervous System The endocrine...

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The Endocrine system is a major controlling system in the body that works ________ than that of the Nervous
System. ANS Slower



Other major body system that acts to maintain homeostasis. ANS Nervous System



The endocrine system uses chemical messengers called? ANS Hormones



The nervous system uses _________ to communicate. ANS nerve impulses



What system transports hormones throughout the body? ANS circulatory system



All cells do not respond to endocrine system stimulation. Only those that have the proper _________ on their cell
membranes or within their nucleus are activated by the hormone. ANS Receptors



The responsive cells of various endocrine hormones are called? ANS Target cells



Most hormones are what kind of molecule? ANS Protein or Peptide



There are a few hormones made out of what type of molecule? ANS fat soluble



Non-steroid hormones must activate a ________ to work within the cell as they are not able to cross the cell
membrane. ANS Second messenger



Steroid hormones cause changes to _______ because their target is within the nucleus. ANS DNA expression



The secretion of most hormones is regulated by what kind of system, causing increasing levels of hormones to "turn
off" its stimulus? ANS negative feedback



The master endocrine gland because it regulates so many other endocrine glands? ANS Anterior Pituitary

,Anterior Pituitary is controlled by releasing hormones secreted by the what? ANS Hypothalamus



Hormone necessary if glucose is to be taken up by

cells. ANS Insulin



Hormone that regulates blood calcium level,

released when levels drop. ANS PTH (parathyroid hormone)



Mineralocorticoid that regulates sodium

reabsorption by the kidney. ANS Aldosterone



Necessary for milk production after child birth. ANS Prolactin



Hormone(s) that regulates Basal metabolic rate. ANS Thyroid Hormone (T3, T4)



Stimulates body cell division and increases length

of bones ANS growth hormone



Two hormones released by the adrenal medulla. ANS epinephrine and norepinephrine



Element essential for proper production of thyroid

hormones (T3/T4) ANS Iodine



Pituitary hormone that regulates water

reabsorption by the kidney. ANS antidiuretic hormone (ADH)



Hormone that increases the breakdown of

glycogen by the liver. ANS Glucagon



Hormone that causes contraction of the uterine

, wall muscles. ANS Oxytocin



Glucocorticoid released during prolonged stress

response. ANS Cortisol



Hormone that acts on the ovary to stimulate the

production of estrogen. ANS Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)



Hormone that acts on osteoblasts to lower blood

calcium levels. ANS Calcitonin



Hormone that stimulates the ovary to release the

egg. ANS luteinizing hormone (LH)



Hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland ANS Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)



hormone that stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete larger amounts of hormones ANS Adrenocorticotropic
hormone (ACTH)



Known as the male sex hormone ANS Testosterone



Hormone that stimulates vascularization of the

endometrium ANS Progesterone



Known as the female sex hormone ANS Estrogen



The "first line of defense" in innate immunity ANS skin and mucosa



Histamine, kinins, and interleukins are examples of ANS Inflammation mediators

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