PSYC 280 Lecture 5: Chapter 5 -Hormones and the Brain
11 Feb 2017
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C h a p t e r 5. Hormone: chemical secreted by cells that is conveyed by the bloodstream + regulates target organs/tissues. Act on specific target tissues to produce specific physiological effects. Endocrine gland: gland that secretes hormones into the bloodstream to act on distant targets. Comes in variety of sizes, shapes, locations in the body. Hypothalamus, pineal gland, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal gland etc. Exocrine gland: gland whose secretions exit the body via. Use ducts to secrete fluid outside the body. Compared behavioral and bodily effects of men and castrated men. Glands that release chemicals to the interior of the body. Secretory functions of neurons, esp. pertaining to synapse transmissions. Signal that is secreted by a cell into its environ. Cellular communication in which a chemical signal diffuses to nearby target cells through the extracellular space. Chemical signal that is released outside the body of an animal affects other members of the same species.
