The reason why steroid hormones can cross cell membranes
What is because they are lipids?
100
The main function of the endocrine system
What is maintaining homeostasis?
100
Writer of a famous hard rock song "Poison"
Who is Alice Cooper?
200
Cells that have have receptors for a particular hormone
What are target cells?
200
Part of your brain that controls the actions of your pituitary gland
What is the hypothalamus?
200
Hormones that can enter cells and change the pattern of gene expression
What are steroid hormones?
200
This part of your brain releases ADH (antidiuretic hormone) when you sweat a lot
What is hypothalamus?
200
Memory capacity of my iPad 1
How much is 64 gigabytes?
300
Glands that release sweat
What are exocrine glands?
300
Pyramid shaped structures that sit on top of kidneys
What are adrenal glands?
300
Hormones that cannot pass through the cell membrane
What are non-steroid hormones?
300
Organ that absorbs excess water
What are kidneys?
300
Blues-rock band formed by Slash after he left Guns n Roses
What is Slash's Snakepit?
400
Modified fatty acids produced by almost every cell of the human body
What are prostalglandins?
400
Steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex
What are corticosteroids?
400
The only way for non steroid hormones to control cells
What is releasing secondary messengers into the cell?
400
This hormone controls your metabolism
What is thyroxine?
400
English club that won more Champion's League trophies than Chelsea F.C, Arsenal F.C, Manchester City F.C, and Tottenham F.C (hint, NOT Manchester United or Liverpool)
What is Nottingham Forest F.C (2 Champion's League trophies)
500
Glands that release hormones directly into the blood
What are endocrine glands?
500
Another name for adrenaline
What is epinephrine?
500
Lipid that makes up steroid hormones
What is cholesterol?
500
Hormone that stimulates your pituitary to secrete thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
What is Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
500
Footballer of the year in Barclays Premier League 12/13