front 1 The major stimulus for release of parathyroid hormone is | back 1 Humoral |
front 2 The anterior pituitary secretes all but | back 2 Antidiuretic hormone |
front 3 A hormone not involved in glucose metabolism is | back 3 Aldosterone |
front 4 Parathyroid hormone | back 4 Demineralizes bone and raises blood calcium levels |
front 5 Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described
1. Important anabolic hormone; many of its effects mediated by IGFs | back 5 Growth hormone |
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2. Cause the kidneys to conserve water and/or salt (two choices) | back 6 Aldosterone & Antidiuretic hormone |
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3. Stimulates milk production | back 7 Prolactin |
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4. Tropic hormone that stimulates the gonads to secrete sex hormones | back 8 Luteinizing hormone |
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5. Increases uterine contraction during birth | back 9 Oxytocin |
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6. Major metabolic hormone(s) of the body | back 10 T4 and T3 |
front 11 Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described
7. Causes reabsorption of sodium ions by the kidney | back 11 Aldosterone |
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8. Tropic hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone | back 12 TSH |
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9. Secreted by the posterior pituitary (two choices) | back 13 Antidiuretic hormone & Oxytocin |
front 14 Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described
10. The only steroid hormone on the list | back 14 Aldosterone |
front 15 A hypodermic injection of epinephrine would | back 15 Increase heart rate, increase blood pressure, dilate the bronchi of the lungs, and decrease peristalsis |
front 16 Testosterone is to the male as which hormone is to the female? | back 16 Estrogen |
front 17 If anterior pituitary secretion is deficient in a growing child, the child will | back 17 Become a dwarf but have fairly normal body proportions |
front 18 If there is adequate carbohydrate intake, secretion of insulin results in | back 18 All of these |
front 19 Hormones | back 19 Are carried to all body parts of the body in the blood |
front 20 Some hormones act by | back 20 All of these |
front 21 Absence of thyroid hormone would result in | back 21 Depression of the CNS and lethargy |
front 22 Medullary chromaffin cells are found in the | back 22 Adrenal gland |
front 23 Atrial natriuretic peptide secreted by the heart has exactly the opposite function of this hormone secreted by the zona glomerulosa | back 23 Aldosterone |
front 24 Endocrine glands differ from exocrine glands in that they do NOT ______. | back 24 have ducts |
front 25 Hormones can be all of the following except______. | back 25 carbohydrates |
front 26 Target organs respond to water-soluble hormones because of the presence of _____ on the cell membranes. | back 26 specific receptors |
front 27 Most of the amino acid-based hormones affect the target organs using _______. | back 27 intracellular second messengers |
front 28 Hormones that directly activate genes are classified as _____. | back 28 lipid soluble |
front 29 The islets of Langerhans are found in which endocrine organ? | back 29 Pancreas |
front 30 In which region of the adrenal gland is aldosterone produced? | back 30 Adrenal cortex |
front 31 This gland atrophies after puberty. | back 31 Thymus |
front 32 Which endocrine gland is tiny, yellow-brown in color, and arranged in thick, branching cords? | back 32 Parathyroid gland |
front 33 Where is oxytocin produced? | back 33 Hypothalamus |
front 34 The epiphyseal is the target organ of this hormone. | back 34 GH |
front 35 What are the effects of PTH?
| back 35 All of the above |
front 36 This hormone is important in sodium regulation and therefore water balance. | back 36 Aldosterone |
front 37 For which hormone is the role in males NOT well understood? | back 37 PRL |
front 38 The target organ of thyrotropin-releasing hormone is the _____. | back 38 Anterior pituitary gland |
front 39 Which area of the brain regulates the endocrine system? | back 39 Hypothalamus |
front 40 Much of the endocrine system regulates itself through a process called _______. | back 40 negative feedback |
front 41 Hormones are secreted in response to all of the following stimuli EXCEPT ______. | back 41 up-regulation |
front 42 The anterior pituitary stimulates other endocrine organs by secreting a group of hormones called _____. | back 42 tropic hormones |
front 43 An excess of hormones in the blood may cause target organs to decrease the number of receptors for that hormone in a process called _____. | back 43 down-regulation |
front 44 Acromegaly is a result of hypersecretion of this hormone. | back 44 Growth hormone |
front 45 Endemic goiter results from a lack of _____ in the diet. | back 45 iodine |
front 46 Hypoglycemia is a problem with which hormone? | back 46 Insulin |
front 47 Cushing's disease is caused by _____. | back 47 Hypersecretion of the adrenal glands |
front 48 Exophthalmos is a sign of hypersecretion of this hormone. | back 48 Thyroxine |
front 49 A person with endemic goiter suffers from _____. | back 49 A hypofunctioning thyroid gland |