Integration, Control & Coordination

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  • Created by: Bek
  • Created on: 09-05-14 08:19
The nervous system is .... and activates the ... system. The endocrine system is ... to respond and responds to ...
fast, endocrine, slow, negative feedback
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What is a trophic hormone?
Regulates secretion/production of another hormone in a gland
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What is a Non-trophic hormone?
Has a direct effect on a target organ
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What is a peptide hormone?
Prepro->pro->hormone, packaged into vesicles before being secreted in blood
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What is an amine hormone?
Synthesised from tyrosine and released into blood
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What is a steroid hormone?
Synthesised from cholesterol and diffuses across plasma membrane
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Hormone response is proportional to the number of ... it binds to.
receptors
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What is an endogenous biological rhythm?
Generated internally and is self sustaining
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What is an exogenous biological rhythm?
Generated by the external environment
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Ciralunadian is a ... rhythm, Circnnual is a ... rhythm
Tidal, Yearly
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What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus?
The master clock, part of the hypothalamus
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How do clock genes switch off transcription?
Accumulate in suprachiasmatic nucleus neurones.
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What happens when clock proteins degrade?
Removes inhibition causing activation of clock genes
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