The major stimulus for release of parathyroid hormone is

Humoral

The anterior pituitary secretes all but

Antidiuretic hormone

A hormone not involved in glucose metabolism is

Aldosterone

Parathyroid hormone

Demineralizes bone and raises blood calcium levels

Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described

1. Aldosterone e. Oxytocin
2. Antidiuretic hormone f. Prolactin
3. Growth hormone g. T₄ and T₃
4. Luteinizing hormone h. TSH

1. Important anabolic hormone; many of its effects mediated by IGFs

Growth hormone

Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described

1. Aldosterone e. Oxytocin
2. Antidiuretic hormone f. Prolactin
3. Growth hormone g. T₄ and T₃
4. Luteinizing hormone h. TSH

2. Cause the kidneys to conserve water and/or salt (two choices)

Aldosterone & Antidiuretic hormone

Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described

1. Aldosterone e. Oxytocin
2. Antidiuretic hormone f. Prolactin
3. Growth hormone g. T₄ and T₃
4. Luteinizing hormone h. TSH

3. Stimulates milk production

Prolactin

Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described

1. Aldosterone e. Oxytocin
2. Antidiuretic hormone f. Prolactin
3. Growth hormone g. T₄ and T₃
4. Luteinizing hormone h. TSH

4. Tropic hormone that stimulates the gonads to secrete sex hormones

Luteinizing hormone

Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described

1. Aldosterone e. Oxytocin
2. Antidiuretic hormone f. Prolactin
3. Growth hormone g. T₄ and T₃
4. Luteinizing hormone h. TSH

5. Increases uterine contraction during birth

Oxytocin

Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described

1. Aldosterone e. Oxytocin
2. Antidiuretic hormone f. Prolactin
3. Growth hormone g. T₄ and T₃
4. Luteinizing hormone h. TSH

6. Major metabolic hormone(s) of the body

T₄ and T₃

Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described

1. Aldosterone e. Oxytocin
2. Antidiuretic hormone f. Prolactin
3. Growth hormone g. T₄ and T₃
4. Luteinizing hormone h. TSH

7. Causes reabsorption of sodium ions by the kidney

Aldosterone

Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described

1. Aldosterone e. Oxytocin
2. Antidiuretic hormone f. Prolactin
3. Growth hormone g. T₄ and T₃
4. Luteinizing hormone h. TSH

8. Tropic hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone

TSH

Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described

1. Aldosterone e. Oxytocin
2. Antidiuretic hormone f. Prolactin
3. Growth hormone g. T₄ and T₃
4. Luteinizing hormone h. TSH

9. Secreted by the posterior pituitary (two choices)

Antidiuretic hormone & Oxytocin

Choose from the following key to identify the hormones described

1. Aldosterone e. Oxytocin
2. Antidiuretic hormone f. Prolactin
3. Growth hormone g. T₄ and T₃
4. Luteinizing hormone h. TSH

10. The only steroid hormone on the list

Aldosterone

A hypodermic injection of epinephrine would

Increase heart rate, increase blood pressure, dilate the bronchi of the lungs, and decrease peristalsis

Testosterone is to the male as which hormone is to the female?

Estrogen

If anterior pituitary secretion is deficient in a growing child, the child will

Become a dwarf but have fairly normal body proportions

If there is adequate carbohydrate intake, secretion of insulin results in

All of these

Hormones

Are carried to all body parts of the body in the blood

Some hormones act by

All of these

Absence of thyroid hormone would result in

Depression of the CNS and lethargy

Medullary chromaffin cells are found in the

Adrenal gland

Atrial natriuretic peptide secreted by the heart has exactly the opposite function of this hormone secreted by the zona glomerulosa

Aldosterone

Endocrine glands differ from exocrine glands in that they do NOT ______.

have ducts

Hormones can be all of the following except______.

carbohydrates

Target organs respond to water-soluble hormones because of the presence of _____ on the cell membranes.

specific receptors

Most of the amino acid-based hormones affect the target organs using _______.

intracellular second messengers

Hormones that directly activate genes are classified as _____.

lipid soluble

The islets of Langerhans are found in which endocrine organ?

Pancreas

In which region of the adrenal gland is aldosterone produced?

Adrenal cortex

This gland atrophies after puberty.

Thymus

Which endocrine gland is tiny, yellow-brown in color, and arranged in thick, branching cords?

Parathyroid gland

Where is oxytocin produced?

Hypothalamus

The epiphyseal is the target organ of this hormone.

GH

What are the effects of PTH?

1. Increase osteoclast activity
2. Increase Ca²⁺ reabsorption in the kidney
3. Increase Ca²⁺ absorption in the intestine

All of the above

This hormone is important in sodium regulation and therefore water balance.

Aldosterone

For which hormone is the role in males NOT well understood?

PRL

The target organ of thyrotropin-releasing hormone is the _____.

Anterior pituitary gland

Which area of the brain regulates the endocrine system?

Hypothalamus

Much of the endocrine system regulates itself through a process called _______.

negative feedback

Hormones are secreted in response to all of the following stimuli EXCEPT ______.

up-regulation

The anterior pituitary stimulates other endocrine organs by secreting a group of hormones called _____.

tropic hormones

An excess of hormones in the blood may cause target organs to decrease the number of receptors for that hormone in a process called _____.

down-regulation

Acromegaly is a result of hypersecretion of this hormone.

Growth hormone

Endemic goiter results from a lack of _____ in the diet.

iodine

Hypoglycemia is a problem with which hormone?

Insulin

Cushing's disease is caused by _____.

Hypersecretion of the adrenal glands

Exophthalmos is a sign of hypersecretion of this hormone.

Thyroxine

A person with endemic goiter suffers from _____.

A hypofunctioning thyroid gland