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Akansha answered on Oct 19 2021
PRE LAB QUESTIONS
1. What is the function of the endocrine system?
Response: The endocrine system constantly regulates the level of hormones in the blood. Hormones send messages by binding to the cells they target and transmits the message. These hormones are responsible for a wide range of bodily functions including metabolism, breathing, reproduction, sensory perception, growth, mobility, and sexual maturity and development.
2. Research two types of hormones and describe the mode of action for each.
Response: Hormones can be of many types depending on signaling, solubility, and chemical structure. Mode of action of thyroid hormones and sex hormones are explained here.
Thyroid hormone is required for appropriate growth, differentiation, and metabolic regulation. Multiple thyroid hormone receptor subtypes produced from two separate genes mediate thyroid hormone activity. Thyroid hormone transporters are members of the receptor family, which also includes receptors for other minor lipophilic substances. Thyroid hormone receptors regulate transcription by attaching to certain thyroid hormone-responsive regions in target gene promoters.
Sex hormone is responsible for the synthesis of male and female sex hormones. The testes in males generate sperm and exude the male sex hormone testosterone, while the ovaries in females produce eggs and the female sex hormone oestrogen. These hormones are responsible for secondary sex characteristics such as muscular hypertrophy and facial hair. They also aid in the coordination of spermatogenesis, menstruating, and conception.
3. Which gland is both endocrine and exocrine?
Response: Pancreas.
4. Which hormones control the fight or flight response?
Response: In the early stages of the fight-or-flight response, epinephrine is the primary hormone that communicates with the nervous system.
5. What is type 1 diabetes and what is the treatment for this disease?
Response: Diabetes occurs when your blood glucose, commonly known as blood sugar, levels are unusually high. Blood sugar is the main source of energy, and it is mostly obtained from the food we eat. Insulin, a pancreatic hormone, participates in the movement of glucose from the bloodstream to cellular level where it can be used for generating energy. Glucagon, another hormone, collaborates with insulin to regulate blood glucose levels.
In most patients with type 1 diabetes, the body's immunity, which generally fights infection, damages and kills insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. As a consequence, pancreas ceases to produce insulin. Glucose cannot enter cells without insulin, causing blood glucose to rise above normal.
Treatment: As a treatment, people with type...