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| 4 main processes of hormone function |
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Definition
Reproduction
Growth/Development
Maintenance of internal environment
Energy |
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Term
| What are the 3 major global control systems of the body |
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Definition
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| 3 characteristics of a major global control system |
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Definition
Chemical communication
Signaling cell
Receiving cell |
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Term
| Definition of an endocrine organ |
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Definition
| Ductless organ w/ dense capillary bed that release a hormone product into the bloodstream |
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Term
| What is meant by a chain of endocrine organs? |
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Definition
| One endocrine organ often regulates the next |
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Term
| Definition of a target cell |
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Definition
| Cell that changes its biology in response to a hormone |
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Term
| What do cytosolic/nuclear receptors function as? |
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Definition
| Transcription factors (turn on or off genes) |
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Term
| What do membrane associated receptors do? |
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Definition
| Activate effector molecules |
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Term
| Which recpetor types work quickly & which are slow? |
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Definition
quick- membrane associated
slow- cytosol or nuclear |
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