Human Anatomy & Physiology: Chapter 16: The Endocrine System Flashcards

The major stimulus for release of parathyroid hormone is

The anterior pituitary secretes all but

A hormone not involved in glucose metabolism is

Parathyroid 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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

A hypodermic injection of epinephrine would

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

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

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

Hormones

Some hormones act by

Absence of thyroid hormone would result in

Medullary chromaffin cells are found in the

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

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

Hormones can be all of the following except______.

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

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

Hormones that directly activate genes are classified as _____.

The islets of Langerhans are found in which endocrine organ?

In which region of the adrenal gland is aldosterone produced?

This gland atrophies after puberty.

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

Where is oxytocin produced?

The epiphyseal is the target organ of this hormone.

What are the effects of PTH?

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

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

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

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

Which area of the brain regulates the endocrine system?

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

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

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

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

Acromegaly is a result of hypersecretion of this hormone.

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

Hypoglycemia is a problem with which hormone?

Cushing's disease is caused by _____.

Exophthalmos is a sign of hypersecretion of this hormone.

A person with endemic goiter suffers from _____.