Functions And Structures

Question 1

Hormones

Answer 1

Chemical messengers that are secreted by endocrine glands directly into the bloodstream

Question 2

Endocrine galnds

Answer 2

Produce hormones

Question 3

endocrine glands do not

Answer 3

Have ducts

Question 4

13 glands

Answer 4

Pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, pancreas, adrenal, gonads

Question 5

Pituitary gland other name

Answer 5

Hypophysis

Question 6

Pituitary gland descrip

Answer 6

Pea-sized gland divided into two parts, the anterior and posterior
Hang from a stalk-like structure located below the hypothalamus in the brain

Question 7

Function of pituitary gland

Answer 7

Secrete hormones that control the activity of other endocrine glands
Act in response to stimuli from neurohormones secreted by the hypothamulus
Creates a system of checks and balances to maintain an appropriate blood level of each hormone

Question 8

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Answer 8

Stimulates the growth and secretions of the adrenal cortex

Question 9

Follicle-stimulating hormone

Answer 9

Stimulates the secretion of estrogen and growth of ova in the ovaries of female
Stimulates sperm production in the testicles

Question 10

Growth hormone

Answer 10

Somatotropic hormone
Regulates the growth of bone, muscle, and other body tissues

Question 11

Lactogenic hormone

Answer 11

Prolactin, stimulates and maintains the secretion of breast milk in the mother after childbirth

Question 12

Luteinizing hormone

Answer 12

Stimulates ovulation in the female
Stimulates testosterone in male

Question 13

Melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Answer 13

Increases the production of melanin in the melanocytes, causing darkening of skin pigmentation
Usually increases during pregnancy

Question 14

Thyroid-secreting hormone

Answer 14

Stimulates the secretion of hormones by the thyroid gland

Question 15

Antidiuretic hormone

Answer 15

Secreted by the hypothalamus and stored in the pituitary gland
Helps control blood pressure by reducing the amount of water that is excreted through the kidneys
Diuretic is administered to increase the amount of urine secretion

Question 16

Oxytocin

Answer 16

Stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth, controls postnatal hemorrhage and stimulates the flow of milk from the mammary glands
Pitocin = synthetic form of oxytocin that is meant to induce labor

Question 17

Pitocin

Answer 17

Synthetic form of oxytocin administered to induce labor