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Endocrine cells responding directly to changes in the composition of the extracellular fluid is an example of: [Hint]
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The hypothalamus is a major coordinating and control center because: [Hint]
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The protein hormone FSH in the male is responsible for: [Hint]
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The inability to tolerate stress due to underproduction of glucocorticoids results in a syndrome called: [Hint]
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The posterior pituitary secretes: [Hint]
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The gonadotropic hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary are: [Hint]
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The hormone produced by the pineal gland is: [Hint]
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The hormones that are of primary importance to normal growth include: [Hint]
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The reason insulin is important to normal growth is that it promotes: [Hint]
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When a cell receives instructions from two different hormones at the same time, the results may be: [Hint]
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Response patterns in the endocrine system are particularly effective in: [Hint]
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An example of a functional similarity between the nervous system and the endocrine system is: [Hint]
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Neurons communicate with one another and with effectors by: [Hint]
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The release of hormones by endocrine cells alters the: [Hint]
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The protein hormone prolactin is involved with the: [Hint]
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The amino acid derivative hormone epinephrine is responsible for: [Hint]
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The most notable effect of ADH produced in the posterior pituitary is to: [Hint]
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Hormones alter cellular operations by changing the: [Hint]
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Peptide hormones affect target organ cells by: [Hint]
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Steroid hormones affect target organ cells by: [Hint]
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_____ are lipid hormones that are not synthesized from cholesterol. [Hint]
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Release of controlling hormones by the anterior pituitary is regulated by: [Hint]
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_____ hormones are not steroid hormones, and yet they cross cell membranes.
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