01:119:116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Endocrine System, Codocyte, Blood Sugar

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1. function: structural and functional organization, cells, tissues, groups of cells (1) similar form/function (a+p, put together tissues organs a) function as a unit, groups of organs together, organ systems. Maintaining internal environment: two mechanisms, conformers, allow internal environment to vary with certain external changes (1) something on the outside happen, internal conforms to it. 2. regulators: uses internal mechanisms to control internal changes (1) regardless of external changes (2) always in control, maintaining homeostasis= steady state internal condition is balanced via: Iv. hormones= to excite : def: chemical signaling molecules responsible for regulation. 1: messengers of endocrine system, route of delivery, secrete into body fluids, ex: blood reach target cell. Target cell= speciic receptors for that speciic hormone (only these cells: receptors, structure (on target cell surface, proteins, glycoproteins. Intracellular communication: endocrine signaling, endocrine cells secrete hormones into extracellular fluid, hormones enter into bloodstream (1) reach and bind to target cell.

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