BIO202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Vocabulary
Chapter 17: Functional Organization of the Endocrine System
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active transport acute regulation adenohypophysis adenylate cyclase adrenal gland amino acid amplitude modulation anion anterior pituitary gland autocrine cAMP cascade effect cation cGMP chemical messenger cholesterol chronic regulation competition concentration conjugation cyclic regulation DAG diffusion DNA down-regulation endocrine gland enzyme epinephrine excretion exocrine gland

extracellular fatty acid frequency modulation gated ion channel gene glycoprotein gonad G-protein gradient half-life homeostasis hormone hydrophilic hydrophobic hypophysis hypothalamohypophyseal portal system hypothalamohypophyseal tract hypothalamus infundibulum inhibitory interstitial fluid intracellular intracellular receptor ion ion channel IP3 kinase ligand ligand-gated ion channel

lipid lipophilic lipophobic membrane-bound receptor metabolism mRNA negative feedback neurohormone neurohypophysis neuromodulator neurotransmitter non-polar norepinephrine nuclear envelope ovary pancreas paracrine parahormone parathyroid gland pars distalis pars intermedia pars tuberalis peptide pheremone phosphate phosphodiesterase phospholipid bilayer phosphorylation pineal body

pituitary gland plasma plasma membrane plasma protein polar polypeptide portal system posterior pituitary gland protein receptor receptor site releasing hormone saturation secretion secretion rate sella turcica specificity sphenoid bone steroid stimulatory stimulus target tissue testis thymus thyroid gland up-regulation α subunit β subunit γ subunit