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Two ways in which endocrine regulation differs from the nervous system regulation are....
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Effects last longer / response is slower
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What does the hormone released by the endocrine gland do to target organ?
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Change the metabolic activity of organ
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The pancreas is endocrine release of what? (2) and exocrine release of what? (1)
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Endocrine: Glucagon & Insulin / Exocrine: Digestive Juices
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Besides hormone release, this gland of the brain is also responsible for neural response for thermoregulation, hunger, thirst and vomiting
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The hypothalamus
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What organs contain glandular cells that can release hormones? (4)
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Thymus, small intestines, kidneys, and heart
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Glands which secrete their product into the bloodstream are called. ___________
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Endocrine Glands
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Glands which excrete their product into the duct leading to the lumen/exterior are called ___________
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Exocrine Glands
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In order for a hormone to work, it must come into contact with it's ____________
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Target Cell
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Long-distance chemical signals that travel in the blood or lymph
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Hormones
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Local chemical messengers that exert effects on the same cells that secrete them
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Autocrines
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Local chemical messengers that affect cells other than those that secrete them (neighbor cells)
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Paracrines
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Most hormones are amino acid based or steroid?
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Amino Acid Based
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What are the two major Steroid based hormones?
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Gonadal and Adrenocortical Hormones
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Steroids are synthesized from _________?
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Cholesterol
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Which types of hormones are water-based and which are lipid-based?
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Water based: Amino Acids / Lipid based: steroids
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