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| located in many regions of the body, release hormones into the bloodstream |
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| chemical messengers that regulate the many and varied functions of an organism, released by glands |
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| recognition sites in various target tissues on which hormones act--hormones bind with them |
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| glands that secrete their hormones directly into the bloodstream |
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| glands that send chemical substances via ducts to the outside of the body |
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Exocrine ducts release:
a) hormones
b) tears
c)sweat
d) milk
e) saliva
f) all of the above
g) all but a
h) all but b and c |
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Exocrine glands release chemical substances through ducts |
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| T or F: Endocrine glands release hormones through ducts |
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1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. A
8. B 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. A
13. A 14. B |
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Which are (A) endocrine glands and (B) exocrine glands?
1) ovaries 2) thyroid gland 3) sweat glands
4) parathyroid glands 5) mammary glands
6) adrenal glands 7) pancreas 8) mucous glands
9) salivary glands 10) pituitary gland
11) testes 12) pineal gland
13) thymus gland 14) lacrimal glands |
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| gland located in central portion of the brain that secretes melatonin |
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| hormone that support's the body's "biological clock" and is thought to induce sleep |
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| gland located behind the sternum in the mediastinum, which contains the lymphatic tissue and T cell lymphocytes--produces the hormone thymosin |
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| hormone important in the development of immune responses in newborns |
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| autoimmune neurologic muscular disorder that may result from the thymus gland gives incorrect instructions to developing immune cells |
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| hormone secreted by the kidney |
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| human chorionic gonadotropin |
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| hormone secreted by the placenta |
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| hormone secreted by the gallbladder |
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| hormones produced by prostate gland that stimulate the contraction of the uterus; regulate body temperature, platelet aggragation, and acide secrtion in the stomach; and have the ability to lower blood pressure |
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| ______________ are secretions located in body cells and are responsible for aggregation of platelets, contraction of uterus, lower acid secretion in stomach, and lower blood pressure |
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| _____________ is a secretion located in the gastointestinal tract and contracts the gallbladder |
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| _________ is a secretion located in gastrointestinal tract that stimulates gastric secretion |
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| ___________ is a secretion located in the gastrointestinal tract that stimulates pancreatic enzymes |
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| ___________ is a secretion located in the kidney that stimulates erythrocyte production |
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| ____________ is a secretion found in the pineal gland that induces sleep and affects mood |
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| human chorionic gonadotropin |
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| ________________ is a secretion found in the placenta that sustains pregnancy |
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| ___________ is located in the skin and affects absorption of calcium |
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| ____________ is a secretion found in the thymus that affects the immune response |
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| composed of a right and left lobe one either side of the trachea, just below the thyroid cartilage, and secretes thyroxine and triiodothyronine |
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| large piece of cartilage that covers the larynx and produces the prominence of the neck known as the "Adam's apple." |
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| part of the thyroid gland that is a narrow strip of glandular tissue that connects the two lobes on the ventral surface of the trachea |
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