Name ____________________
Period # _____
ENDOCRINE CHART
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What are the functions of the endocrine system?
What are hormones? What are tropic hormones?
What are target cells?
What is positive feedback and what is negative feedback and give an example of each.
Describe in your own words what a signal transduction pathway is.
What is considered the master gland of the endocrine system?
What part of the brain has direct control of the master gland (in number 6) by sending stimulatory
and inhibitory hormones to the master gland?
Hormone
Human Growth
Hormone (HGH)
Releasing Gland
Target Organ(s)
Function
Prolactin (PRL)
Thyroid
Stimulating
Hormone (TSH)
Follicle Stimulating
Hormone (FSH)
Leutinizing
Hormone (LH)
Adrenocorticotropic
Hormone (ACTH)
Antidiuretic
Hormone (ADH)
Oxytocin
Thyroxine (T4)
1
Name ____________________
Calcitonin
Hormone
Parathyroid/
Parathormone
Hormone (PTH)
Epinephrine
(Adrenaline)
Releasing Gland
Period # _____
Target Organ(s)
Function
Glucocorticoids/
Steroids (Cortisol
& Cortisone)
MineralocorticoidsAldostosterone
Estrogen
Progesterone
Testosterone
Insulin
Glucagon
Renin/ Angiotensin
Melatonin
2
Name ____________________
Period # _____
:
1.
Regulation of Levels
Blood Pressure/ Blood
Fluid Volume
What Hormones Involved
How Each Hormone Is Involved
Glucose Levels
Growth
Immune System/
Inflammatory Response
Calcium Levels
Menstrual Cycle
2. List antagonistic hormone pairs and what each pair regulates.
4. What hormone is occasionally abused by endurance athletes and why would they benefit from it?
(Hint: Lance Armstrong was accused of using it.)
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