AP Chapter 13

substance secreted by and endocrine gland and transported into the blood

cell with specific receptors on which a hormones exerts its effect

type of endocrine secretion in which the hormone affects nearby cells

hormone that acts on the same cell that secreted it

gland that secretes its products into a duct or onto a body surface

(lipids) type of organic molecule including complex rings of carbon and hydrogen atoms;
all are derived from cholesterol;
includes sex hormones such as testosterone and the estrogens, and secretions of the adrenal cortex, aldosterone and cortisol

hormones called amines;
derived from the amino acid tyrosine;
synthesized in the adrenal medulla (inner portion of the adrenal gland);
include: protien hormones, peptide hormones, prostglandins

a steroid hormone;
action: stimulate the kidneys to retain sodium

a second messenger

organic compound that activates an enzyme bound to the inner surface of a cell membrane, eliciting a signal

enzyme activate when certian hormones bind receptors on cell membranes;
it catalyzes the circularization of ATP to cyclic AMP/cAMP

enzyme that catalyzes the reaction to form a phosphoprotein

a mechanisim that restores a biochemical or other balance in which build up of a product supresses its synthesis

a hormone that has an endocrine gland as its target tissue

endocrine gland attached to the base of the brain that consists of anterior and posterior lobes;
the hypophysis
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hormone released by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that promotes the growth of the organism

protein that promotes milk production

glycoprotein that controls certain hormones from the thyroid gland;
can also stimulate growth of the thyroid gland;
abnormally high levels lead to goiter

peptide that controls the manufacture and secretion of certain hormones from the outer layer (cortex) of the adrenal gland

glycoprotein;
substance secreted by the anterior pituitary gland to stimulate development of an ovarian follicle in a femal or production of sperm cells in a male
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a hormone that the anterior pituitary secretes that controls formation of the corpus luteum in females and testosterone secretion in males