Glands
What is the master gland that controls other endocrine glands called?
What is the pituitary gland
What hormone lowers blood sugar?
What is insulin
What are hormones
What disease is caused by the lack of insulin?
What is diabetes
Hormones only affect cells that have these specific binding structures.
What are receptors
Which gland regulates metabolism?
What is the thyroid gland
This hormone increases blood sugar
What is glucagon
What system works closely with the endocrine system to maintain homeostasis?
What is the nervous system
What condition results from too much growth hormone in childhood?
What is gigantism
What type of signaling occurs when hormones travel through the bloodstream to distant targets?
What is endocrine signaling
These glands sit on top of the kidneys
What are the adrenal glands
This hormone controls the "fight or flight" responce
What is adrenaline (epinephrine)
The condition of maintaining internal balance
What is homeostasis
Too little thyroid hormone causes what condition?
What is hypothyroidism
This type of signaling affects nearby cells without entering the bloodstream.
What is paracrine signaling
This gland helps regulate sleep cycles
What is the pineal gland
This hormone regulates metabolism from the thyroid
What is thyroxine
What do hormones travel through to reach target organs?
What is the bloodstream
This autoimmune disorder causes the thyroid to become overactive what is it?
What is Graves disease
What occurs when a gland releases a hormone that then signals another gland to release a different hormone?
What is a hormonal cascade
What are the parathyroid glands
What hormone stimulates growth in the body?
What is growth hormone
Cells that respond to specific hormones have what?
What are receptors
Which disorder causes dwarfism due to low growth hormone?
What is pituitary dwarfism
This 3-step pathway controls many endocrine functions: hypothalamus-to this gand-to target gland
What is the pituitary gland