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Question 1:
Endocrinology refers tot he branch of physiology and medicine that deals with the endocrine glands and hormones. While the transplantation of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones are referred to as gene therapy.
On the other hand, sports medicine involves prevention and treatment of injuries that are related to sports and exercise.
Since all three does not concern with the brain and its functions, the remaining option is neuroscience or the study of the human nervous system, which includes the brain.
Question 2:
Homeostasis is defined as any self-regulating process where the biological system tends to maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival.
In the choices above, the endocrine does its function in maintaining homeostasis in the first case, where the pain stimulus is detected and a signal was sent to the brain, for the automatic response.
Question 3:
The adrenal, parathyroid, thyroid and pituitary glands are all parts of the endocrine system. When the 12-year-old Raj fell behind the growth chart, his endocrine system was affected by the pituitary gland.
It is a very small gland, comparable to a pea, which produces and releases growth hormones into the body.
Question 4:
"Flight or Fight", also referred to as the "stress hormones" is the physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack or threat to survival. A person should pursue a career in endocrinology if he is interested to learn more about it.
Question 5
Hormone secretions are controlled by both the endocrine and the nervous system through a primary linked called the hypothalamus.
An example is how the nerve cells in the hypothalamus control the pituitary gland by producing chemicals that would either stimulate or suppress its hormone secretion.
The said hormone secretion is influenced by many factors (like emotion, temperature, light exposure patterns, seasonal changes, etc.) which were sensed by the brain. Then the hypothalamus would relay this information to the pituitary.
Therefore, we can say that secretion of hormones is controlled by a feedback loop.
Question 6
The secreted hormone travels from the endocrine gland through the bloodstream to the target cells designed to receive its message. In the process, special proteins that act as carriers that control the amount of available hormone to interact with and affect the target cells.
So the answer is TRUE.
Question 7
Blood sugar is being regulated by the endocrine system through the pancreas, an elongated organ located toward the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. The pancreas has digestive and hormonal functions. It is the endocrine pancreas which produces the insulin and glucagon hormones.
Endocrinology refers tot he branch of physiology and medicine that deals with the endocrine glands and hormones. While the transplantation of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones are referred to as gene therapy.
On the other hand, sports medicine involves prevention and treatment of injuries that are related to sports and exercise.
Since all three does not concern with the brain and its functions, the remaining option is neuroscience or the study of the human nervous system, which includes the brain.
Question 2:
Homeostasis is defined as any self-regulating process where the biological system tends to maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival.
In the choices above, the endocrine does its function in maintaining homeostasis in the first case, where the pain stimulus is detected and a signal was sent to the brain, for the automatic response.
Question 3:
The adrenal, parathyroid, thyroid and pituitary glands are all parts of the endocrine system. When the 12-year-old Raj fell behind the growth chart, his endocrine system was affected by the pituitary gland.
It is a very small gland, comparable to a pea, which produces and releases growth hormones into the body.
Question 4:
"Flight or Fight", also referred to as the "stress hormones" is the physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack or threat to survival. A person should pursue a career in endocrinology if he is interested to learn more about it.
Question 5
Hormone secretions are controlled by both the endocrine and the nervous system through a primary linked called the hypothalamus.
An example is how the nerve cells in the hypothalamus control the pituitary gland by producing chemicals that would either stimulate or suppress its hormone secretion.
The said hormone secretion is influenced by many factors (like emotion, temperature, light exposure patterns, seasonal changes, etc.) which were sensed by the brain. Then the hypothalamus would relay this information to the pituitary.
Therefore, we can say that secretion of hormones is controlled by a feedback loop.
Question 6
The secreted hormone travels from the endocrine gland through the bloodstream to the target cells designed to receive its message. In the process, special proteins that act as carriers that control the amount of available hormone to interact with and affect the target cells.
So the answer is TRUE.
Question 7
Blood sugar is being regulated by the endocrine system through the pancreas, an elongated organ located toward the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. The pancreas has digestive and hormonal functions. It is the endocrine pancreas which produces the insulin and glucagon hormones.
