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What must be changed into a prohormone in target cells?

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What is an inactive form that must be cut and placed together to become active?

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How does the concentration of hormones in the body affect cellular response?

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Which hormones are classified as polypeptides and proteins?

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Which hormones are classified as glycoproteins?

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Which hormones are classified as steroids?

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What term describes hormones that work in opposite directions, such as insulin and glucagon?

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What term describes hormones that work together to make each other more responsive, like E and NE?

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What term describes hormones that make target cells more responsive?

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What action occurs only in lipophilic hormones when they enter the nucleus for genetic transcription?

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Which type of hormone is lipid-soluble, passes through the membrane, and activates genetic transcription?

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Which type of hormone is polar, cannot pass through the membrane, and must bind to a receptor to activate a second messenger?

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What is the tissue composition of the anterior and posterior pituitary glands?

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Which hormones are produced by the anterior pituitary gland?

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Which hormones are stored in the posterior pituitary gland?

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How does the hypothalamus regulate both parts of the pituitary gland?

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Which hormones are produced by the adrenal gland?

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Which type of hormones regulate Na+ and K+ balance?

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Which type of hormones regulate glucose metabolism?

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What are adrenal androgens?

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How does stress affect adrenal gland secretion?

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Which hormone regulates calcium levels in the body?

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What is the primary function of the thyroid gland?

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What is essential for adequate secretion in the thyroid gland?

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What are the two byproducts of iodine in the thyroid gland?

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What are the consequences of inadequate iodine intake?

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Where is the parathyroid gland located?

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What is the action of parathyroid hormone?

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Which cells produce glucagon and are antagonistic to insulin when blood glucose is low?

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Which cells produce insulin and regulate blood glucose levels by decreasing it?

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What hormones are secreted by the pineal gland and what are their effects?

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What is the function of the gonads in hormone production?

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What is the role of the placenta in hormone production?

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What is the term for when the sender and receiver are the same cell type?

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What is the term for when the sender and receiver are different cell types or tissues?

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What are prostaglandins and what is their function?

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What characterizes type 1 diabetes?

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What characterizes type 2 diabetes?

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What is the primary function of endocrine glands?

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What is the typical range for hormone half-life?

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What is required for water-soluble hormones to travel across the bilayer?

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What condition is characterized by high levels of glucocorticoids?

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What condition is characterized by inadequate secretions of corticoid steroids?

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What is the action of thyroid hormone?

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What condition is characterized by hyperthyroidism and is autoimmune in nature?

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What is the primary function of the adrenal cortex?

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What is the primary function of the adrenal medulla?

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