Hormones
Hormones recognize cells by these "locators" on the outsude of the cell membrane.
What are target cells?
For this type of hormone, a chemical messenger (mRNA) is used to translate the code from the nucleus to the cytoplasm.
What is a steroid?
These two participate in both the endocrine and the nervous systems.
What are the pituitary and hypothalamus glands?
The 2 predominate cells of the nervous system.
What are neurons and glial?
Meaning front as in " the front part of pituitary gland".
What is anterior?
Amino acid based hormones are soluable in this solution.
What is water?
If the levels of hormones stay high all the time this process is not occuring.
What is negative feedback?
Chemicals pass through the glandular epithelium because the glands are lacking this structure.
What is a duct?
Amount of time it takes for a nervous system response.
What are seconds?
Meaning back as "in back part of the pituitary gland".
What is posterior?
These hormones are fat/lipid soluable.
What are steroids?
Hormones do not have a highway to move about the body like the nervous system does so they use this instead?
What is blood and/or body fluid?
These are on the surface of the brain and on Earth follwing a quake.
What are fissures?
Teeny tiny gland in the brain for endocrine response.
What is pineal?
The part of the brain for basic survival.
What is the brain stem?
This hormone controls blood sugar regulation.
What is glucagon/insulin?
Similar to enzymes, the target cell chemistry matches to hormones by this property.
What is shape?
Also known as "little brain".
What is the cerebellum?
The number of arteries delivering blood to the brain.
What is 2?
Has the opposite effect of insulin on blood sugar/glucose levels.
What is glucagon?
These hormones AFAB and AMAB, exert action or reproductive glands.
What are FSH - follicle stimulating hormones?
ATP is converted to this by an enzyme that converts it to a second meesenger called this.
What is AMP or cAMP?
Name four of these areas on the human brain, they overlap to help coordinate information.
What are lobes - temporal, parietal, occipital,frontal?
AMAB is responsible for production of these tiny reproductive cells.
What are sperm?
The "Fight, Flight, Freeze" hormone.
What is epinephrine and norepinephrine?