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Basic Overview
What are endocrine cells 1,
What are hormones 2
2
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Hormone Structure
What are amino acid derived hormo...,
What are examples of amino acid d...,
What are peptide hormones 3
5
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Lipid Derived Hormones
What are the two types of lipid d...,
What are cholesterol based steroi...,
What is arachidonic acid 3
3
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Hormone Action
What does hormone action mean 1,
What is true about cells 2
2
cards
Hormone and Cell Membrane
What is true of the cell membrane 1,
What is true of hormones 2,
What is true about receptors 3
6
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Intracellular Receptors
What do steroid and thyroid hormo...,
What does intracellular refer to 2,
Where do receptors attach 3
3
cards
Endocrine Control
What is direct negative feedback 1,
What does direct negative feedbac...,
What is an example of direct nega...
5
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Hypothalamus
What is function 1 of the hypotha...,
What is function 2 of the hypotha...,
What is the function of the inhib...
4
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Pituitary Gland
What is true of the pituitary gla...,
Where is the pituitary gland loca...,
What does the anterior pituitary ...
3
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Hormones
What are thyroid stimulating horm...,
What are gonadotropins 2,
What are adrenocorticotropic horm...
9
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Posterior Pituitary Gland
What does the posterior pituitary...,
What is the function of antidiure...,
What does the posterior pituitary...
5
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Thyroid
What is the location of the thyro...,
What are thyroid follicles respon...,
What is the structure of the thyr...
10
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C-Cells: Thyroid
What are c cells 1,
What do c cells do 2,
What do c cells help with 2
5
cards
Parathyroid Glands
What are parathyroid glands 1,
What do chief cells produce 2,
What is the function of chief cel...
4
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Adrenal Glands
How many portions do corticostero...,
What are the names of the three p...,
What does the outer portion conta...
5
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Mineralcorticoids
What is aldosterone 1,
What is the function of mineralco...,
What do mineralcorticoids retain 3
4
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Glucocorticoids
What do glucocorticoids affect 1,
What do glucocorticoids contain 2,
What are glucocorticoids stimulat...
7
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Androgens
What is function 1 of androgens 1,
What is function 2 of androgens 2,
What is function 3 of androgens 3
8
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Adrenal Medulla
What is function 1 of the adrenal...,
What is one fact about the adrena...,
What is the adrenal medulla contr...
7
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Pineal Gland
What does the pineal gland do 1,
What does the pineal gland help w...,
What does an antioxidant do 3
5
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