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2020111706423820201113082649worksheet Hp04 2

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04_041_062_PhyEx8_HP_Ch04 1/11/08 7:59 AM Page 41 E X E R C I S E 4 Endocrine System Physiology O B J E C T I V E S 1. To define the following: hormones, target cell, negative feedback, metabolism, thyroxine, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH), hypothalamus, hypothalamic pituitary portal system, portal vein, hormone replacement therapy, diabetes type I, diabetes type II, glucose standard curve 2. To give examples of how negative feedback loops regulate hormone release 3. To explain the role of thyroxine in maintaining an animal’s metabolic rate 4. To explain the effects of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) on an animal’s metabolic rate 5. To understand the role of the hypothalamus in the regulation of thyroxine and TSH production 6. To understand how hypothalamic hormones reach the pituitary gland 7. To understand how estrogen affects bone density 8. To explain how hormone replacement therapy works 9. To explain how fasting plasma glucose is used to diagnose diabetes 10. To understand how levels of cortisol and ACTH can be used to diagnose endocrine diseases he endocrine system regulates the functioning of every cell, tissue, and organ in the body. It acts to maintain a stable internal body environment, regardless of changes occurring within or outside of the body. Endocrine cells have the ability to sense and respond to changes via the excretion of specific chemicals known as hormones. Hormones are carried in the blood, u ...
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