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The adrenal glands, pineal glands, and thymus, and the hormones they produce. It covers the functions of epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, cortisol, and aldosterone, and where they are produced in the body. It also explains the role of chromaffin cells in mediating immediate responses to stressors. a brief overview of the endocrine system and its importance in maintaining homeostasis.
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What Hormone increases rate and force of heart contraction and dilate bronchioles in lung, Constrict blood vessels supplying skin, digestive organs, and urinary organs (increasing blood pressure), Dilate blood vessels supplying skeletal muscles, Dilate pupils, and Decrease digestive and urinary functions? - epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine what cells secrete mostly epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine; mediate immediate responses to a stressor? - Chromaffin cells Where are Chromaffin cells found? - adrenal Medulla what maintains homeostasis when body is faced with a stressor - distress or eustress - involves regulation of blood glucose levels? - Cortisol (hydrocortisone) what type of hormone is Cortisol (hydrocortisone)? - glucocorticoids hormone what stimulates sex hormones/testosterone? - androgenic steroids where are glucocorticoids hormones and androgenic steroids? - Middle zona fasciculata, Inner zona reticularis what hormone maintains concentrations of extracellular sodium and potassium ions within their normal ranges, Regulates extracellular fluid volume, and Maintains blood pressure? - Aldosterone What type of hormone is Aldosterone? - Mineralocorticoid hormone Where can you find mineralocorticoid hormones? - Outer zona glomerulosa Where are the Outer zona glomerulosa, Middle zona fasciculata and Inner zona reticularis located? - Adrenal Cortex
Where is the Cortex and medulla located? - Adrenal glands What hormone is produced and release occurs with a clear daily (circadian) rhythm, with peak levels occurring at night? - melatonin What produces melatonin? - Pineal Gland what hormones uses paracrine signals that assist in T lymphocyte maturation? - thymosin and thymopoietin where is thymosin and thymopoietin produced? - Thymus