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Animal Form and Function: Chap 40.1
How do multicellular animals supply the needs of their cells?
1. Describe the internal environment of the extra cellular fluid of multi cellular organisms.
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2. What are the functions of the ECF?
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3. The ability to maintain the internal environment has evolved. Explain this evolution.
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4. Define the followingHomeostasisEffectors5. Define negative feedback. Give an example
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Define positive feedback. Give an example
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6. Physiological systems are composed of ________________________and these are then composed of
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7. What is the definition of animal tissues?
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8. List the four general categories of animal tissues.
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9. List six types of connective tissues.
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10. Name and describe the three types of muscle tissues.
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11. Place the terms in order from smallest to largest group: Organism, Organ, Cell, Organ
System, Tissue, Organelle
Chapter 41.2 How do the nervous and endocrine systems interact?
1. What is a hormone?
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2. Explain the similarities and differences between neurotransmitters and hormones.
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3. Hormones are carried throughout the body to every cell via the circulatory system. Explain how only specific target cells
respond to the hormone when many others do not.
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4. Where is the pituitary gland located? _________________________________________________________________
5. Describe the differences between posterior and anterior pituitary with regards to structure, embryonic origin, and the
hormones each produces.
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6. Make notes about the regulation of the anterior pituitary by the hypothalamus.
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On the LifeWire site view the animations –
Chapter 40: Tutorial 40.1, The Hypothalamus
Chapter 41: Tutorial 41.2 and 41.3
Label the following diagram using your textbook. Next to the name note the main function(s) of the gland.
When you are finished complete the Lifewire activity 41.1, The Human Endocrine Glands