Chapter 7

Question 1

endocrine gland consists of…

Answer 1

adrenal glands
salivary glands
thyroid gland
pituitary gland

Question 2

What are the 3 Hormone receptor types?

Answer 2

Peptide/protein hormones
Steroid hormones
Amino acid–derived or amine hormones

Question 3

Where are the hormone receptors located?

Answer 3

Nuclear receptors
Cytoplasmic receptors
Cell surface membrane receptors

Question 4

What are the tropic hormones released from the anterior pituitary?

Answer 4

Prolactin (PRL)
Thyrotropin (TSH)
Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)
Growth hormone (GH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Luteinizing hormone

Question 5

Why is the Pituitary an unusual gland?

Answer 5

it has 3 tissues
Infundibulum
Posterior pituitary
Anterior pituitary

Question 6

What type of tissue does prolactin affect?

Answer 6

Mammary Gland

Question 7

What type of tissue does LH & FSH affect?

Answer 7

Gonads

Question 8

What is Synergism?

Answer 8

occurs when two or more hormones produce the same effects in a target cell and their results are amplified.

Question 9

What is Permissiveness?

Answer 9

Occurs when a hormone cannot exert its full effects without the presence of another hormone.

Question 10

What is Antagonism?

Answer 10

occurs when a hormone opposes or reverses the effect of another hormone.

Question 11

Long feedback loop

Answer 11

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Question 12

Short feedback loop

Answer 12

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