Tropic hormone - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the major glands of the endocrine system? - Answer-Hypothalamus, Pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal cortex, gonads(ovaries and testes). Tropic Hormones? - Answer-Hormones that that regulate the secretion of another hormone. ex-the hypothalamus secretes tropic hormones that regulate the anterior pituitary gland. Hormone definition? - Answer-A hormone is a chemical produced by a group of specialized cells that are released into the blood in minute qu...

What is a hormone and how does it act? - ANSWER-Hormones are chemical messengers that are responsible for regulation. They are secreted into body fluids, mainly blood. It has specific actions on target tissues, which are any tissue that has specific receptors for that particular hormone. What is a paracrine gland? - ANSWER-a secretion that enters interstitial fluid but affects only neighboring cells What is an autocrine gland? - ANSWER-A secretion that only affects the secreting cell. W...

Which of the following is most related to the conjunctiva? a. Is the mucous membrane that forms the inner lining of the eyelids b. Is the vascular layer of the eyeball; it supplies the retina with blood c. Is composed of circular and radial muscles d. Forms the cornea, the window of the eye ANS: A 80. On its way to the retina light does not pass through this structure. a. Pupil b. Vitreous humor c. Choroid d. Cornea ANS: C 81. Which of the following is not true of the lens? a. Chang...

Midterm Exam: APHY102/ APHY 102 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Review | Qs & As| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers) - Ivy Tech Q: Describe tropic hormones. Answer: hormones that act on other glands, to regulate their hormone secretion Q: anterior pituitary hormones Answer: growth, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating, adrenocorticotropic, follicle-stimulating, leutinizing Q: Growth hormone (anterior pituitary) Answer: bone and muscle growth, stimulated by GHRH ...

Anatomy and Physiology HESI A2 Admission Assessment 4th edition 154 Questions with Verified Answers Medial -CORRECT ANSWER toward the midline Lateral -CORRECT ANSWER away from the midline Proximal -CORRECT ANSWER closer to point of attachment Distal -CORRECT ANSWER farther away from point of attachment What plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions? -CORRECT ANSWER transverse plane What plane divides the body into left and right halves? -CORRECT ANSWER Sagitt...

What is a hormone and how does it act? Hormones are chemical messengers that are responsible for regulation. They are secreted into body fluids, mainly blood. It has specific actions on target tissues, which are any tissue that has specific receptors for that particular hormone. What is a paracrine gland? a secretion that enters interstitial fluid but affects only neighboring cells What is an autocrine gland? A secretion that only affects the secreting cell. What is an en...

Bio 172 Final Exam UH Manoa Curtis Daehler Questions and Answers Graded A+ **How do animals vary in appearance between males and females?** - **Endocrine system**: Uses chemical signals to elicit responses by cells with receptors. - **Autocrine signaling**: When a cell releases hormones and signals itself. - **Paracrine signaling**: Cells signal other cells with hormones. - **Endocrine signaling**: Hormones leave blood vessels to trigger responses in cells. - ** Endocrine system uses...

MN 568 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2023/2024 | 100% Correct. Complete study guide to pass your exam. A patient is 66 inches in height, weighing 200 pounds, and newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Her fasting plasma glucose level is 215 mg/dL. What is the best initial treatment? a. No treatment at this time b. Diet and exercise for 6-week trial c. Diet, exercise, and oral medication d. Diet, exercise, and exogenous insulin ____ 2. The clinician suspects...

processing of peptide hormones - ️️1. preprohormones are synthesized from rER and migrate to Golgi in membrane bound vesicles 2. while in ER and golgi, preprohormones are processed into prohormones followed by active hormones 3. golgi packages and labels hormones into secretory vesicles that are stored in cytoplasm until appropriate signal 4. upon signal, vesicle membrane fuses with plasma membrane and peptide hormone is exocytosed major processes the endocrine system can regulate in...

Bio 669 Quiz 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers what hormones are released by the anterior pituitary? (secretes tropic hormones) - CORRECT ANSWER- adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) Somatotropic hormones -growth hormone (GH) somatotropic hormone -prolactin somatotropic hormone Glucoprotein hormones -follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) a glycoprotein