Hormone Station
Cellular Processes
Building Blocks
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Lymphatics
100
This hormone, if insufficient or not produced in the body leads to one being diabetic.
Insulin
100
The term glycolysis, literally means....
Breaking glucose
100
Name two components of intracellular fluid
Oxygen, Glucose, Amino Acids, Nutrients, Protein
100
The process known as up regulation...
This relates to an increase in the number of hormone receptors for a given cell over the course of time. This is helpful in increasing the effects of a hormone at a given site.
100
This vessel represents the pathway in which lymphatic fluid leaves a lymph node.
Efferent vessels
200
The word hormone means, in the greek....
To Stir-Up, To excite
200
What type of feedback loop is utilized to restore the amount of calcium in the blood after a mother breastfeeds her child?
Negative Feedback Loop
200
Which cell-cycle process relates to continued growth and development of a body's tissue ? Which cell-cycle process relates to the reproduction process?
Mitosis....Meiosis
200
Select one of the two processes that represent the way non-steroid hormones travel through the body.
Process One: Calcium->Calmodulin Process Two: Receptor-> Secondary Messenger (cAMP)
200
This form of lymphatic filtration involves the destruction and removal of foreign particles.
Biological Filtration
300
Which endocrine gland decreases in size over one's life span, becoming a fatty tissue?
Thymus
300
Differentiate between the terms catabolism and anabolism
Catabolism: Breaking Down Process (Glucose), Anabolism: Building Up Process (Protein Synthesis)
300
Describe how/why hormones can be described as the lock and key mechanism.
This can be described this way because certain hormones can will only act or work on specific tissue.
300
Image that showcases the difference between: chromosomes, chromatids and centrosomes
Chromosome: Whole Structure, Chromatid: Each Half of Chromosome, Centrosome: Holds structure together.
300
To which structure(s) of the cardiovascular system, are lymphatic vessels connected?
Veins
400
What are there three terms that describe the action of hormones within the body?
Synergism, Permissiveness, Antagonism
400
Describe the concept of feedback inhibition.
Feedback inhibition refers to the body's ability to stop producing a certain product, if too much of that product has been produced.
400
DAILY DOUBLE: Differentiate between the functionality of the nervous system and the endocrine system, as it relates to speed and its chemical messengers.
Speed: Hormones(slow-acting), Nerves (fast-acting), Chemical Messengers: Neurotransmitters (Nervous System), Hormones (Endocrine System)
400
Within the cell cycle, anaphase represents the third phase after interphase. Draw the process...
This image should depict a pair of sister chromatids, on opposing sides of the cell.
400
This lymphatic duct is responsible for draining lymph from the upper right quadrant of the body.
Right Lymphatic Duct
500
Define the term, "Paracrine". What does this mean?
Paracrine refers to prostaglandin and the fact that it is a tissue hormone. This means it is released from the tissue to a nearby site.
500
What is the purpose of allosteric effectors?
Allosteric effectors modify the structure and function of various enzymes, so that enzymes can perform multiple functions.
500
Differentiate between Prostaglandin A, F, & E
A: Injury Response, F: Reproductive (Birthing), E: Platelet Aggregation (Clotting).
500
Draw the process of protein synthesis, which includes two separate components.
Transcription: DNA-> mRNA Translation: mRNA-> Protein
500
The enlargement/inflammation of the spleen, is caused by the ______ _______virus.
Epstein Barr (Virus)
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