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Test 2 - Endocrine

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The endocrine system maintains what?
Homeostasis
The endocrine system communicates using what?
Hormones
Hormones are what?
Chemicals that when released have some effect on the body.
Hormones that act locally are called?
Paracrine
Hormones that act on the cells that release them?
Autocrine

*Example - insulin

An example of a paracrine hormone is?
The ovaries releasing a hormone that acts on the uterus.
The three different structures of hormones are?
-Amines
-Peptides
-Steroids

Amine hormones are _______ than peptide hormones.
Smaller - Amines are derived from a single amino acid.
True or false:

Amines and Peptides can penetrate the cell membrane.

False, amines and peptides (protein hormones) are water soluble.
The three amine hormones we need to know?
Epinepherine
Norepinepherine
Dopamine

Two examples of peptide hormones we need to know?
-Insulin
-Growth Hormone
True or false:

Protein hormones do not need to be bound in blood.

True - Protein hormones are 'free'

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