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What are the functions of the Endocrine System?
What are the functions of the Endocrine System?
- Control of blood pressure, regulation of heart rate, and tissue development
- Uterine contractions, milk release, and control of blood glucose
- Control of food intake and digestion, water balance, and immune system regulation
- Metabolism control, ion regulation, and control of reproductive functions (correct)
What is the principal means by which coordination occurs in the body?
What is the principal means by which coordination occurs in the body?
- Prostaglandins
- Leukotrienes
- Paracrine chemical messengers
- Autocrine chemical messengers (correct)
What do endocrine glands secrete?
What do endocrine glands secrete?
- Neurotransmitters
- Enzymes
- Hormones (correct)
- Antibodies
Where are the Pancreas (islets) located?
Where are the Pancreas (islets) located?
Which chemical messengers act locally on nearby cells?
Which chemical messengers act locally on nearby cells?
What is the meaning of the Greek word 'endo' in relation to endocrine glands?
What is the meaning of the Greek word 'endo' in relation to endocrine glands?
Which type of chemical messenger is released during allergic reactions and stimulates vasodilation in nearby blood vessels?
Which type of chemical messenger is released during allergic reactions and stimulates vasodilation in nearby blood vessels?
What type of glands secrete minute amounts of chemical messengers called hormones into the bloodstream, rather than into a duct?
What type of glands secrete minute amounts of chemical messengers called hormones into the bloodstream, rather than into a duct?
Which type of chemical messenger is secreted by cells in a local area and influences the activity of the same cell from which it was secreted?
Which type of chemical messenger is secreted by cells in a local area and influences the activity of the same cell from which it was secreted?
Which category of hormones includes steroid hormones, thyroid hormones, and fatty acid derivative hormones?
Which category of hormones includes steroid hormones, thyroid hormones, and fatty acid derivative hormones?
What do lipid-soluble hormones and water-soluble hormones have in common?
What do lipid-soluble hormones and water-soluble hormones have in common?
Which chemical messenger is produced by neurons and travels short distances to influence postsynaptic cells?
Which chemical messenger is produced by neurons and travels short distances to influence postsynaptic cells?
Which type of glands have ducts that carry their secretions to the outside of the body or into a hollow organ?
Which type of glands have ducts that carry their secretions to the outside of the body or into a hollow organ?
What is the term for chemical messengers secreted into the blood by specialized cells that travel some distance to target tissues?
What is the term for chemical messengers secreted into the blood by specialized cells that travel some distance to target tissues?
What is the Greek word for 'to secrete' from which the term hormone is derived?
What is the Greek word for 'to secrete' from which the term hormone is derived?
What does somatostatin do?
What does somatostatin do?
