16 Questions
What is the primary difference between exocrine and endocrine glands?
Exocrine glands have ducts that carry substances to a membrane surface, while endocrine glands release hormones directly into the blood.
What is the mechanism of hormone action for water-soluble hormones?
Hormones bind to receptors embedded in the plasma membrane of target cells and activate adenylate cyclase.
What type of hormone is insulin?
Peptide hormone
Which gland is responsible for releasing hormones that stimulate other glands to release their hormones?
Pituitary gland
What is the result of the hormonal control mechanism in which one gland is controlled by the release of hormones from another gland?
Release of hormones from multiple glands
What is the function of the posterior pituitary gland?
Releases ADH and oxytocin
What is the main function of the Endocrine and Nervous System together?
To maintain homeostasis
Which type of hormone is synthesized from a cholesterol molecule?
Steroid hormone
What is the function of the Adenylate Cyclase enzyme in the mechanism of hormone action?
To cause a physiological response
What is the term for the 'fight-or-flight' hormone released by the adrenal glands?
Epinephrine
What is the function of the Anterior Pituitary Gland?
To produce hormones that stimulate other glands
What is the term for the hormone that regulates the amount of water in the body?
Antidiuretic Hormone
What is the term for the part of the Pituitary Gland that develops from outpouching from the Oral Cavity?
Adenohypophysis
Which gland produces the hormone melatonin?
Pineal Gland
What is the term for the disorder caused by an overproduction of growth hormone?
Giantism
Which hormone is produced by the alpha cells of the Pancreas?
Glucagon
Learn about the two types of glands in the endocrine system, exocrine and endocrine glands, and how they work together with the nervous system to maintain homeostasis. Understand the functions and examples of each type of gland.
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