The Endocrine System Flashcards

2809594046	Arnold Adolph Berthold	A German physiologist and zoologist. He is known as a pioneer in endocrinology due to his experiments on the role of the gonads in the development of secondary sexual characteristics. (1803 - 1861)	0
2809598180	Metabolism	The endocrine system regulates this	1
2809599359	Body defenses	The endocrine system mobilizes this	2
2809599855	Homeostasis	An equilibrium the endocrine system achieves	3
2809603752	Extracellular fluids	Cells secrete hormones into this substance	4
2809605376	Hormone	A regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action	5
2809606227	Blood	Transfers hormones to target sites	6
2809607655	Protein	A hormone made out of amino-acids that starts with Pr	7
2809608351	Peptide	A hormone made out of amino-acids that starts with Pe	8
2809611002	Amines	A hormone made out of amino-acids that starts with A	9
2809613224	Steroid	A hormone made out of cholesterol	10
2809613840	Prostaglandins	A hormone-like substance made from highly active lipids	11
2809617618	Specific	Hormones are made to affect ______ cells and tissues	12
2809619292	Protein	Target cells must have specified receptors made out of this to receive a hormone	13
2809620577	Synthesized	The effect of hormones causes proteins to be	14
2809623618	Permeability	Hormones causes a changes this in the cells along with its electrical state	15
2809626470	Enzymes	Hormones inactivate or activate	16
2809627317	Hormones	Endocrine glands are activated by other	17