Endocrine System
Endocrine Glands
Adrenal Glands
Pineal Gland
100
These are referred to as chemical messengers in the human body.
What are hormones?
100
This gland is divided by anterior and posterior glands.
What is the pituitary gland?
100
There are two of these, superior to the kidneys.
What is the adrenal gland?
100
This gland occupies the ____ ventricle of the brain.
What is the third ventricle?
200
Some functions are regulation of metabolism, growth and development, stress response, biological clock, and change in moods.
What are the functions of hormones?
200
These include: ACTH, GH, TSH, LTH and MSH.
What is anterior lobe of the pituitary gland?
200
This gland has an outer and inner part.
What are medulla and cortex?
200
This anacronym regulates seasonal affective disorder.
What is melantonin?
300
These are formed in the endoplasmic reticulum that packages hormones in secretory vesicles, which are stored in the cytoplasm of the endocrine cell..
What are secretion and storage of hormones?
300
This gland contains ADH ( antidiuretic hormone) and oxytocin.
What is the posterior lobe?
300
Epinephrine accounts for 80 percents of the secretions from this.
What is the adrenal medulla?
300
It is responsible for your " biological clock," or your circadian rhythm.
What is melatonin?
400
When too much functions occurs, some factor feeds back to the endocrine gland to decrease its secretory rate.
What is negative feedback?
400
These offer transportation to travel to _____ cells to regulate the functions of other organs.
What are target cells?
400
Norepinephrine accounts for 20 percent of the secretions from this gland.
What is the adrenal medulla
500
Oxcytocin causes greater contractions until the birth of a baby.
What is positive feedback system?
500
Its nickname is the " master gland."
What is the pituitary?
500
Cortisol is one of the glucocorticoids produced by the adrenal cortex
What is the adrenal cortex?
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