Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System

_ are the organs of the endocrine system

• Glands

• Nerves

Endocrine glands secrete _

• Hormones

• Neurotransmitters

• A wide range of chemical substances

The bloodstream makes _ of the endocrine system possible

• Long distance

• Local

• Synaptic

Endocrine glands _ hormones

• Synthesize

• Secrete

• Both answers are correct

If an endocrine gland is synthesizing/secreting a hormone it has been _

• Stimulated

• Inhibited

In neural stimulation/inhibition, neurons release _ towards glands

• Neurotransmitters

• Hormones

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Humoral stimulation/inhibition of glands involves _

• The release of neurotransmitters from neurons

• Concentrations of molecules/ions in the blood

• Hormone cascades

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the 1st step of hormone signaling?

• Reception

• Transduction

• Response

Hormones bind to _ in the process of reception

• Receptors

• Other hormones

• Enzymes

• Vesicles

• Channels

What are target cells?

• Cells that have the correct receptor for a specific hormone

• Cells that are always stimulated by a specific hormone

• Cells that are always inhibited by a specific hormone