1. What is the primary function of the endocrine system?
2. Which of the following best describes the synthesis and storage of peptide hormones?
3. How do lipophilic hormones such as steroids exert their effects on target cells?
Endocrine epithelia — role?
Vascularized hormone-secreting cell groups.
Hydrophilic hormones — example?
Proteins, peptides, amines like insulin.
Steroid hormones — origin?
Derived from cholesterol, diffuse freely.
Endocrine system — function?
Regulates physiological functions via hormones.
Hydrophilic vs hydrophobic hormones — difference?
Hydrophilic are water-soluble; hydrophobic are fat-soluble.
Peptide hormone synthesis — process?
Synthesized as preprohormones; processed in ER and Golgi.
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