A&P II Lab questions Review of the Endocrine
What does the pancrease secrete?
Glucagon
Insulin
What are the two parts of the Adrenal glands?
Medulla (inner)
Cortex (outer)
What hormones does the Cortex of the adrenal gland secrete?
Corticosteroids
Glucocorticoids
Gonadocorticoids
What hormones dose the Medulla secrete?
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
The Parathyroid produces what?
PTH
What makes Calcitonin?
Thyroid
Where is the thymus located?
over the heart but shrinks as you age
Is the pancrease endocrine or exocrine?
both
The thymus regulates what cell in the lymphatic system?
T Cells
The thymus secrets what?
Thymosine and Thymopoietin
What are the gonadotorpins that the anterior pituitary produces?
FSH
LH
ACTH
TSH
What two hormones does the anterior pituitary produce that are not gonadotropin?
GH
PRL
Does the posterior pituitary make hormones?
No, it stores them
What two hormones are stored in the posterior pituitary?
Oxytocin
ADH
What does the pineal gland secrets what?
Melatonin for sleep/wake cycle
What does the thyroid produce?
T3 and T4
Calcitonin
Together, T3 and T4 are known has what?
Thyroid Hormone
Is there more T3 or T4?
more T4
The T4 splits to become what?
T3
What is the antagonist of PTH?
Calcitonin
Why are calcitonin and PTH antagonist?
Calcitonin decreases blood calcium levels by storing it in the bone
PTH increases blood calcium levels by pulling it from the bone
Identify A and B
A - Cortex
B - Medulla
Insulin breaks down what?
Glucose
Glucose needs what to get into cells?
Insulin
Beta cells are found where and produce what?
Pancreas
Insulin
Identify the Thymus
B
Identify A, B, C, and D
A - Anterior Pituitary
B - Hypothalamus
C - Infundibulum
D - Posterior Pituitary
Parathyroid contains what kind of cells?
Chief cells
Another name for the Chief cells is what?
The principle cells
The Alpha cells of the pancreas make?
Glucagon
The Beta cells of the pancreas make?
Insuline
Give the zone and what it produces and where its found
Zone of Glomerosa
Aldosterone
found from the outer most area of the cortex
Give the zone and what it produces.
Zone of Reticularis
gonadacorticoids
between medulla and cortex
Give the zone and what it produces.
Zone of fasciculata
Cortisols
found within the cortex
Aldosterone regulates what?
Electrolytes