the endocrine system up to slide 33

Question	Answer
control of hormones	- by increasing/decreasing the secretion of hormones it increases/decreases the level in the blood - hormones are excreted in urine and broken down by the liver enzymes - Negative Feedback = the mechanism that control hormone secretion
steps of hormone secxretion	1. Nervous system directly stimulates a certain gland 2. hypothalamus regulates the release of the hormone from the anterior pituitary gland 3. other glands respond directly to internal changes
How is the Humoral Stimuli is triggered?	Changing blood levels of certain ions or nutrients
How is the Neural Stimuli triggered?	Nerve fibre Stimulation
How is the hormonal stimuli triggered?	Hormone is released due to the production of other hormones.
What are the three types of hormonal interaction?	-Permissiveness -Synergism -Antagonism
Pituitary Gland...	- The master gland - 2 Main Globular Regions (anterior and posterior) - Secretes hormones that stimulate adrenals, thyroid, pigment producing skin cells and gonads - Secretes the growth hormone, Antidiuretic hormone, prolaction and oxytocin

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