anatomy quiz #13

Question 1

endocrinology

Answer 1

the scientific study of hormones and endocrine organs

Question 2

hormones

Answer 2

chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands; responsible for specific regulatory effects on certain cells, tissues, or organs.

Question 3

amino acid based molecules

Answer 3

a way to classify a hormone

Question 4

steroids

Answer 4

a specific group of chemical substances including certain hormones and cholesterol.

Question 5

target cells

Answer 5

a given hormone affects only certain tissue cells or organs

Question 6

secondary messenger

Answer 6

intracellular molecule generated by binding of a chemical to a membrane receptor; mediates intracellular responses.

Question 7

negative feedback

Answer 7

feedback that causes the stimulus to decline or end.

Question 8

hypothalamus

Answer 8

the region of the diencephalon forming the floor of the third ventricle of the brain.

Question 9

ductless glands

Answer 9

endocrine glands

Question 10

inhibitory hormones

Question 11

pituitary gland

Answer 11

derived from the epithelium of the oral cavity and a neural tissue projection of the hypothalamus

Question 12

oxytocin

Answer 12

Oxytocin is produced in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain. It is then stored and released into the bloodstream by the posterior pituitary gland.

Question 13

vasopressin

Answer 13

regulates water and blood pressure

Question 13

tropic hormones

Answer 13

stimulate target organs which are also endocrine glands to secrete their hormones which in turn exert their effects on other body organs and tissues.

Question 14

growth hormone

Answer 14

growth hormone (GH) is a general metabolic hormone. However, its major effects are directed to the growth of skeletal muscles and long bones of the body

Question 15

giantism

Answer 15

hypersecretion of the growth hormone ( 8-9) feet