Review for the Endocrine System
1. The endocrine system uses chemical messengers known as…
2. How do hormones get around in the body?
3. In terms of speed, how quickly is the endocrine compared to nervous control?
4. Name the major physiological processes controlled by hormones.
5. What are the 2 types of glands in the body?
6. What is the difference in these 2 glands
7. Autocrine and paracrine refer to what?
8. Give an example of each
9. Amino acid based hormones are water soluble…what kind are lipid soluble?
10. Water soluble hormones cannot get into the cell..how do they control intercellular
processes?
11. What does target cell specificity refer to?
12. What determines the duration of a hormones effects?
13. How do hormones interact?
14. What stimulates the release of hormones?
15. What is the master endocrine gland?
16. What are the 2 parts of the pituitary?
17. Which part of the gland is most active?
18. What is..TSH< ACTH< LH< and FSH and what does each do?
19. What part of the pituitary just stores hormones?
20. T3 and T4 are hormones for regulating your metabolism…they come from?
21. PTH and Calcitonin regulate what in the blood?
22. The adrenal cortex releases what hormone to assist you in times of emergencies?
23. What does a tropic hormone do?
24. The pancreas releases what two hormones?
25. Insulin does what for high blood sugar?
26. The gonads produce what hormones for males and females?
27. The penial gland can be responsible for serotonin levels in the brain and possible effects
what?
28. The thymus gland functions to control the development of….
29. T-Lymphocytes are for…
30. The tonsils also produce…