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Endocrine System- Martini

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What is the purpose of the endocrine system?   show
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What is homeostasis?   show
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The regulating systems in the body are?   show
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show Detect changes in the internal and external environment, to bring about changes to maintain homeostasis.  
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show The nervous system  
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show Amplitude-modulated  
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show Frequency- modulated  
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show The amount  
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What does frequency modulated mean?   show
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What does it mean when we say the endocrine system is amplitude modulated?   show
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What does it mean when we say the nervous system is frequency modulated?   show
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What is the difference in speed of the modulation in the endocrine system and the nervous system?   show
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What does the endocrine system deal with?   show
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What does the nervous system deal with?   show
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show ductless, secretes hormones into tissue fluid, from which is diffuses into the blood  
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show solution which surrounds cells in the body  
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show secretes products thru ducts into a lumen or onto a surface  
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What does "endo- " and "exo-" mean?   show
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show Sweat, oil, tears, spit  
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What is a ligand?   show
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show A chemical messenger that is released in tissue and transported in the blood stream to alter the activities of a specific cells in other tissues  
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Where do hormones take action?   show
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Do hormones have acion in the glands?   show
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Where are hormones secreted?   show
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What takes hormones to tissues?   show
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show in endocrine glands  
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show the interstitial fluid where they diffuse into the blood and travel tro target tissues  
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show A specific response occurs  
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What are circulating hormones?   show
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What are local hormones?   show
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Two examples of local hormones are?   show
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What is a paracrine?   show
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What is an autocrine?   show
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show hormones, neurohormones, neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and parahormones  
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show they are produced by neurons and behave like hormones  
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What are 3 ways to classify hormones?   show
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Based on function the response of a hormone is?   show
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Kinetic regulates?   show
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show the total sum of chemical reactions occuring in the body cells  
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Based on solubility hormones are classified as?   show
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show Hydrophobic, molecules such as fats, oils, wax, steroids, cholesterol  
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show Steroid hormones, thyroid hormones, and nitric oxide  
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What are water soluble hormones?   show
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What does eicosanoid mean?   show
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show prostoglandins and leukotriens  
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Based on chemical structure hormones are classified as?   show
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What are lipid derived hormones?   show
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What are eicosaoids hormones?   show
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Steroid hormones are structurally similar to?   show
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What are steroid hormones?   show
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show androgens, estrogens, progestins  
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What are steroid hormones located in the adrenal cortex?   show
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What are steroid hormones located in the kidneys?   show
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show carbon rings and side chains built from fatty acids and cholesterol  
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Define amino acid derivatives (aka biogenic amines)   show
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What is tyrosine and tryptophan?   show
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What are tyrosine derived hormones?   show
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show tyrosine and amino acid derivatives, lipid soluble, therefore not soluble in water include T3 - TRIODOTHYRONINE and T4 - THYROXINE  
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show the number of atomes of iodine in a molecule  
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What are catecholamines?   show
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What is a tryptophan derived hormone?   show
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show the adrenal medulla  
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show the pineal gland  
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