Human Physiology Exam 2 Part 5

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Autocrine signaling

Cells secrete signaling molecules that bind to their
own cell surface.

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Paracrine signaling

Signal influences nearby cells.

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Endocrine signaling

Signals enter the blood and usually travel long distances

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What is the master gland of the endocrine system?

pituitary gland

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What six hormones does the anterior pituitary gland produce and their target organs?

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (adrenal cortex)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (Thyroid gland)
Gonadotropins (gonads)
Prolactin (mammary glands)
Growth hormone (gonads)

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What six hormones does the posterior pituitary gland produce and their target organs?

Vasopressin and oxytocin, that are made in the hypothalamus. Kidney

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Hormone Cascade Pathway

A hormone can stimulate the release of a series of other hormones, the last of which activates a non-endocrine target cell