Exam 42: The Endocrine System

How do mammalian and nonmammalian adrenal glands differ? ​

Which hormones enter cells and alter mRNA production? ​

    Figure 42.4 Answer the question using the accompanying figure. The ____ glands are shown in this figure. ​

Why do diabetes patients often display tissue degeneration in the extremities? ​

Biological rhythms and the onset of sleep are regulated by ____ produced by the ____. ​

The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland stores and secretes ____. ​

Because they interfere with metamorphosis, ecdysone inhibitors could be effective as insecticides.

An important functional role of the endocrine system is to ____. ​

The pituitary gland is regulated most directly by the ____. ​

If adenylyl cyclase were inhibited in animal cells, ____.

In order for crustacean molting to occur, ____ secretion must ____. ​

Select the endocrine gland whose secretory function is under direct control of the sympathetic nervous system. ​

Estrogens can both induce and prevent breast cancer cell proliferation.

When molt-inhibiting hormone secretion (MIH)is prevented, ____. ​

Which statement about steroid hormones in invertebrates and vertebrates is most accurate? ​

The release of chemical signals into the extracellular fluid to affect nearby target cells is an example of ____ regulation. ​