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BIOL 2102 Unit 16 Endocrine System Exam Questions and Complete Solutions
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BIOL 2102 Unit 16Endocrine System
Exam Questions
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Solutions
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, endocrine system - Answer: a diverse group of ductless glands that plays a major role in maintaining the
homeostasis of multiple physiological variables.
nervous system - Answer: the other system that maintains the homeostasis of multiple physiological
variables
neurotransmitters - Answer: The nervous system functions via action potentials (nerve impulses) and
releases __________ that directly affect target cells. The effects are nearly immediate, but they are very
short in duration.
hormones - Answer: the endocrine system brings about its effects via the secretion of ______________
—chemicals released into the blood-stream that typically act on distant targets. The effects of these
chemicals are not immediate, but they are longer-lasting than those of the nervous system.
neuroendocrine organ - Answer: The hypothalamus, the inferior part of the diencephalon, is known as a
___________. It can be likened to the endocrine system's chief executive officer (CEO).
infundibulum - Answer: The hypothalamus has a close working relationship with the pituitary gland, to
which it is attached by a stalk called the _________
adenohypophysis - Answer: The anterior pituitary gland, or ____________, is composed of glandular
epithelium and secretes a variety of hormones that affect other tissues in the body
neurohypophysis - Answer: The posterior pituitary, or ____________, is actually composed of nervous
tissue rather than glandular tissue.
releasing hormones - Answer: The first type of hormones produced by the hypothalamus, called
inhibiting or _________ are those that inhibit and stimulate secretion from the anterior pituitary gland.
anterior pituitary gland - Answer: In response to hypothalamic-releasing hormones, the
________________ secretes hormones that stimulate other endocrine and exocrine glands in the body
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