________: makes collecting tubules of the kidney more permeable to water, releasing water retention.
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Target
________: distal tubule and collecting duct.
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ANTERIOR PITUITARY
________: consists of endocrine cells that synthesize and secrete several hormones.
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TROPIC HORMONES
________: ones that affect other endocrine glands.
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HORMONES
________: chemical signals that cause a response n target cells.
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OXYTOCIN
________: causes the contraction of the uterine muscles.
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POSTERIOR PITUITARY
HYPOTHALAMUS: receives information from the nerves throughout the body and from other parts of the brain and then initiates endocrine signals in response. ________: extension of the hypothalamus that stores and releases these two hormones.
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Endocrine
________ glands respond to diverse stimuli in regulating homeostasis, development, and behavior.
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOP
________: when the response reduces the initial stimulus.