What are the major endocrine glands? (5)

What determines the strength of hormone responses and what causes change?

Upregulation vs. Downregulation

What is the chemical makeup of steroid hormones?

Where do steroid hormones originate?

What are examples of steroid hormones?

What are the four types of non-steroid hormones and what is their individual chemical makeup?

What are the differences between steroid(thyroid) and nonsteroid hormones?

What are steroids most commonly used for?

Why can the use of steroids become dangerous?

What is growth hormone used for?

What is erythropoietin used for and why can it become dangerous is abused?

Describe a hormone secretion: How long does it last? How is it stopped? How is it controlled?

What is a negative feedback mechanism, and what are the three ways it controls hormone secretion?

The hypothalamus is the master of the __________ _________.

The pituitary gland is master of the _________ ________.

The pituitary gland has two lobes. Identify their function and relationship to one another.

Identify examples of hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis.

What is the function of the hGH/GH?

What is the function of PRL?

What is the function of TSH?

What is the function of ACTH?

What is the function FSH?

What is the function of LH?

What is the function of MSH?

Identify and summarize three abnormalities regarding hGH.

Identify the two hormones produced by the Hypothalamichypophyseal Portal System and their functions.

Identify the location of the four parathyroid glands. What hormone do they secrete and what is it's function?

Identify and summarize the three zones of the adrenal cortex. Remember that the adrenal cortex makes up the outer portion of the adrenal glands.

Briefly summarize the Renin-Angiotensin System.

What are the functions of cortisol?

Identify and summarize two disorders of the adrenal cortex.

Describe the purpose of the adrenal medulla.

Describe how the pancreas is both an endocrine and exocrine gland.

What are the four hormones secreted from the (endocrine) pancreatic Islet of Langerhans cells?

Describe the structure of the pancreas.

List some examples of complications from diabetes.

Identify and describe the three hallmarks of diabetes.

Identify and summarize the four hormones associated with the ovaries.

Identify and summarize the two hormones associated with the testes.

Identify the main hormone associated with the pineal gland.

Identify the main hormone associated with the thymus gland.

The _______ responds to stress by General Adaption, or General Stress Syndrome.

Identify and summarize the two stages of General Stress Syndrome.

Identify and explain examples of life span changes of the endocrine system.