Unit 1: endocrine

Which of the following is NOT representative of endocrine glands?

• The products they synthesize and secrete are chemical messengers called hormones.

• They secrete products that reach their target cells by circulating through the

• bloodstream. They use ducts to secrete their products into the surrounding tissue fluid.

• They typically have a rich vascular and lymphatic drainage that receives their products.

They use ducts to secrete their products into the surrounding tissue fluid.

What is the primary function of hormones?

• act as chemical messengers that regulate the metabolic function of cells in the body

• -influence metabolic activity of glands by electrochemical impulses

• activate extracellular enzymes

• function as enzymes that catalyze the breakdown food molecules

Act as chemical messengers that regulate the metabolic function of cells in the body.

blood or lymph vessels

angio

phosphate or phosphorus

phospho

attracted specifically to the specified organ or tissue

tropic

urine

uria

feeding or eating

phag

produced upon the release of renin; stimulates vasoconstriction and the release of aldosterone

angiotensin II

an enzyme that degrades second messengers like cAMP or cGMP

phosphodiesterase

hormones such as FSH and LH that target the ovaries or testes

gonadotropic

overproduction of urine; a sign of diabetes mellitus

polyuria

polyphagia

overeating; a sign associated with diabetes mellitus