LAB - Endocrine System

Question 1

define paracrine factors

Answer 1

localized hormone that will not travel through the blood

Question 2

location of pituitary gland

Answer 2

hangs off hypothalamus from infundibulum tissue

Question 3

how many hormones does pituitary gland produce

Answer 3

9

Question 4

what does anterior pituitary do?

Answer 4

controlled by regulatory hormones from hypothalmus

Question 5

where is ACTH secreted

Answer 5

anterior pituitary

Question 6

what does LH (Luteinizing hormone) do

Answer 6

stimulates ovaries ovulation, helps stimulate production of estrogen and progestin

Question 7

what hormones does posterior pituitary produce?

Answer 7

ADH + oxytocin

Question 8

what does ADH do

Answer 8

stimulates kidneys to decrease water loss and increase blood pressure of body

Question 9

what does oxytocin do in females?

Answer 9

uterine contraction and breast milk production

Question 10

what does oxytocin do in males

Answer 10

stimulates ejection of sperm and prostate to ejaculate semen

Question 11

where is pineal gland

Answer 11

in 3rd ventricle

Question 12

what does pineal gland produce

Answer 12

melatonin

Question 13

what hormones does thyroid gland produce

Answer 13

T3, T4, calcitonin

Question 14

what hormone does parathyroid gland produce

Answer 14

PTH

Question 15

what does PTH do

Answer 15

increase blood calcium levels

Question 16

which layer of adrenal gland produces aldosterone?

Answer 16

zona glomerosa

Question 17

what does aldosterone do?

Answer 17

saves Na, gets rid of K

Question 18

which layer of adrenal gland produces cortisol, corticosterone, and hydrocortisone?

Answer 18

zona fasciulata

Question 19

what do the hormones produced in zona fasciulata do

Answer 19

work on glucose metabolism and storage

Question 20

what does zona reticularis do

Answer 20

produce androgens (male sex hormones), promote sex drive and growth

Question 21

what hormones does medulla produce

Answer 21

epinephrine and norepinepherine

Question 22

what hormones do kidneys produce

Answer 22

calcitrol, renin, erythropoietin

Question 23

what does calcitrol do

Answer 23

responds to PTH, targets bones, stimulates Ca absorption and release calcium from bones

Question 24

what does endocrine pancreas produce (islets)

Answer 24

insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, pancreatic polypeptide

Question 25

what does insulin do

Answer 25

uptake glucose, stimulate storage or glycogen

Question 26

what does glucagon do

Answer 26

targets liver, increase blood glucose levels

Question 27

what does somatostatin do

Answer 27

regulate hypothalamus, stops production of insulin and glucagon, slows food absorption

Question 28

what does pancreatic polypeptide do

Answer 28

inhibits gallbladder contractions, regulate production of pancreatic enzymes