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?
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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?
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-Amines
-Peptides
-Steroids - Amine hormones are _______ than peptide hormones.
- Smaller - Amines are derived from a single amino acid.
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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?
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Epinepherine
Norepinepherine
Dopamine - Two examples of peptide hormones we need to know?
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-Insulin
-Growth Hormone -
True or false:
Protein hormones do not need to be bound in blood. - True - Protein hormones are 'free'