Hormones
This hormone lowers blood glucose levels
Insulin
What are the glands that release liquids through ducts
What are Exocrine glands
Bloodstream
Which feedback reduces hormones once levels within the body are normal
What condition is caused by too little GH in childhood
Which hormone is released during fight or flight
Adrenaline
Glands that release hormones within the body, usually in the bloodstream
The organ or cell that a hormone specifically affects
The target organ
Insulin is released when blood glucose is...
Increased
Too much GH in childhood causes what condition
Gigantism
What do hormones bind to on target cells
Receptors
Similarities between endocrine and exocrine gland
They both secrete and produce substances
This hormone action involves entering the cell and affecting DNA transcription
Direct gene action
Pituitary Gland
A lack of thyroid hormone causes what?
Hypothyroidism
Which hormonal action involves it entering the cell and affecting the DNA transcription
Direct gene action
Which gland produces both insulin and glucagon
Pancreas
These hormones regulate metabolism and are produced by the thyroid
Triiodothyronine (T3) and Thyroxine (T4)
What is the main goal of insulin and glucagon together?
Maintain the blood glucose homeostasis
Too much cortisol causes what disease
Cushing disease
This hormone stimulates milk production
Prolactin
Which gland regulates sleep wake cycles
Pineal gland
The system uses molecules to relay signals inside the cell
Steps of insulin feedback loop
High glucose - Pancreas releases insulin - Cells absorb glucose - blood sugar decreases - insulin stops
Low ADH causes a condition that leads to excessive urination?
Diabetes insipidus