_____ system used electrical communication
Nervous system
____system uses chemical communication
Endocrine system
Target cells are also known as
hormone receptors
This system:
Endocrine system
This hormone is derived from cholesterol
steroid hormones
This hormone is lipid soluble, and diffuses through cell membranes
steroid hormones
Steroid hormones are secreted by four major glands
-Adrenal cortex creates the hormone:
(cortisol, aldosterone)
-Ovaries creates the hormone:
(estrogen, progesterone)
-Testes creates the hormone:
(testosterone)
-Placenta creates the hormone:
(estrogen, progesterone)
this type of hormone is Not lipid soluble & cannot cross membranes
Nonsteroid Hormones
What are the two groups of non-steroid hormones?
Protein/peptide hormones
&
Amino acid-derived hormones
Most nonsteroid hormones
From the pancreas, hypothalamus, pituitary gland are considered
Protein/peptide hormones
Thyroid hormones (T3, T4) Adrenal medulla hormones (epinephrine, norepinephrine)
Amino acid-derived hormones
The term describing that hormones are secreted in bursts
pulsatile
what triggers of regulates hormone bursts?
?
What is the process called when ↓ number of receptors during high plasma concentration = desensitization
Downregulation
What is the process called when ↑ number of receptors during high plasma concentration = sensitization
Upregulation:
Hormones limit scope of their effects by using:
hormone-specific receptors
Hormone only affects tissues with
specific receptor
Hormone exerts effects after:
binding with receptor
Typical cell has:
2,000 to 10,000 receptors
The Hormone binds to receptor:
hormone–receptor complex