DPT 540- ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
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DPT 540
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DPT 540
DPT 540- ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
endocrine system
composed of various glands located throughout the body that synthesize and release hormones
- helps to maintain homeostasis
hormones
chemical messengers transported by the bloodstream to ...
composed of various glands located throughout the body that synthesize and release
hormones
- helps to maintain homeostasis
hormones
chemical messengers transported by the bloodstream to cells and organs that they
regulate
- released in one part of body but regulate the activity of cells in other parts of the body
- slower onset but longer acting
functions of endocrine system
- differentiation of reproductive system and CNS of the developing fetus
- stimulation of sequential growth and development during childhood and adolescent
- coordination of male and female reproductive systems
- maintenance of optimal internal environment throughout lifespan
- initiation of corrective and adaptive responses when emergency demands occur
impact of aging on endocrine system
disruption in feedback loops in neuroendocrine glands making it more difficult to
maintain homeostasis
- decrease metabolic rate
, - changes in skin collagen
- loss of body hari
- decrease in glucose homeostasis
- reproductive function
- calcium metabolism
adipose tissue
secretes several hormones responsible for metabolism, hunger, vasoconstriction, and
cellular growth
- ex: leptin
ectopic hormone production
production and secretion of hormones for a source other than the normal source of the
hormone
- ex: tumor cells
hypothalamus
main integrative center for endocrine and autonomic nervous system
controls anterior and posterior pituitary glands
tropic (stimulating ) hormones
hormones in which other endocrine glands are their target
- FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH
effector hormones
hormones that have a specific action
-ADH, oxytocin, GH, prolactin
pituitary gland
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