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Endocrine System
Getting to know your hormones!
10 cards·by mustangpolly
systemszoologyanatomy
What is another name for the anterior pituitary Gland?
Andenohypophysis
The endocrine glands secrete what?
Hormones
Hormones diffuse from A into B and eventually act on C.
A=interstitial fluids B=the blood stream C=target cells
Steroids are lipids that include what?
Complex rings of carbon and haydrogen atoms.
Paracrine secretions are secretions that ____?
do not travel in the blood stream to their targets.
Autocrine secretions are _____?
secretions that affect the secreting cell itself.
Exocrine glands secrete ______?
substances into ducts.
Endocrine glands and thei hormones _____?
control metabolic processes.
Endocrine hormones also _____?
play vital roles in reproduction, development, and growth.
The larger endocrine glands are _____?
the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, and pancreas.