PCB 3704 COMPREHENSIVE QUSTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS APPROVED FOR SUCCESS
GRADE A+ 2024 UPDATE
amino acid compounds and lipids
The 2 main categories of hormones are what?
regulate growth, metabolism and behavor
What are the functions of hormones?.
amino acids
proteins or related compounds made of amino acid.
all except adrenal cortex and sex gland hormones
What hormones are included in amino acid compounds ?
fatty acids
What are lipids made of?
steroids
What are most lipid hormones
endocrine
What system has groups of gland that secrete hormones into the blood stream?
Nervous and endocrine
what are the names of the two body systems that work together to promote homeostsis?
hormones
What is the name of chemical messengers that have regulatory effects on certain cells or organs>
target
The specific tissues acted on by each hormone are called what kind of tissue?
receptor
Cells in the plasma membrane or within the cytoplasm of the target tissue to which the hormone
attaches is called what type of cells?
cholesterol
Steroids are derived from what?
, steroid
What hormones are produced by the adrenal and sex glands?
one
Medical terms referring to steroids have what ending?
progesterone
Give on example of a steroid hormone
testosterone
Name another steroid hormone
feedback
What is a term for a control system based on information returning to a source?
negative feedback
a system to keep body conditions within a set normal range by reversing any upward or downward shift
is called what?
positive feedback
A given action that promotes more of the same action until the stimulus is removed is called what?
negative.
a thermostat in a house. when the temperature goes down, the thermostat triggers the furnace to turn
on. When the temperature reaches a set upper limit, the furnace shuts off is what type of feedback?.
positive
contractions of labor begin
muscles of the uterus stretch
stretching of the muscles sends nervous signals to the pituitary gland to release the hormone oxytocin
into the blood.
the oxytocin causes more contractions and the muscles stretch more
more stretching causes the pituitary gland to release more oxytocin
this cycle continues until the baby is born. What type of feedback is this?
pituitary
a gland about the size of a cherry located in a saddle like depression in the sphenoid bone is ?
pituitary
What gland in the endocrine system is considered the master gland?
infundibulum
a stalk which connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus.
VERIFIED ANSWERS APPROVED FOR SUCCESS
GRADE A+ 2024 UPDATE
amino acid compounds and lipids
The 2 main categories of hormones are what?
regulate growth, metabolism and behavor
What are the functions of hormones?.
amino acids
proteins or related compounds made of amino acid.
all except adrenal cortex and sex gland hormones
What hormones are included in amino acid compounds ?
fatty acids
What are lipids made of?
steroids
What are most lipid hormones
endocrine
What system has groups of gland that secrete hormones into the blood stream?
Nervous and endocrine
what are the names of the two body systems that work together to promote homeostsis?
hormones
What is the name of chemical messengers that have regulatory effects on certain cells or organs>
target
The specific tissues acted on by each hormone are called what kind of tissue?
receptor
Cells in the plasma membrane or within the cytoplasm of the target tissue to which the hormone
attaches is called what type of cells?
cholesterol
Steroids are derived from what?
, steroid
What hormones are produced by the adrenal and sex glands?
one
Medical terms referring to steroids have what ending?
progesterone
Give on example of a steroid hormone
testosterone
Name another steroid hormone
feedback
What is a term for a control system based on information returning to a source?
negative feedback
a system to keep body conditions within a set normal range by reversing any upward or downward shift
is called what?
positive feedback
A given action that promotes more of the same action until the stimulus is removed is called what?
negative.
a thermostat in a house. when the temperature goes down, the thermostat triggers the furnace to turn
on. When the temperature reaches a set upper limit, the furnace shuts off is what type of feedback?.
positive
contractions of labor begin
muscles of the uterus stretch
stretching of the muscles sends nervous signals to the pituitary gland to release the hormone oxytocin
into the blood.
the oxytocin causes more contractions and the muscles stretch more
more stretching causes the pituitary gland to release more oxytocin
this cycle continues until the baby is born. What type of feedback is this?
pituitary
a gland about the size of a cherry located in a saddle like depression in the sphenoid bone is ?
pituitary
What gland in the endocrine system is considered the master gland?
infundibulum
a stalk which connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus.
