Chapter 16 A&P2 Flashcards
What hormone stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce its hormones?
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
What gland produces TSH, ACTH, FSH, LH,GH, and PRL?
Adenohypophysis
What gland produces epinephrine and norepinephrine?
Adrenal Medulla
What hormone raises levels of sodium in the blood?
Aldosterone
What hormone causes the kidneys to conserve water by putting it back into the blood?
Antidiuretic hormone
What hormone lowers the level of calcium in the blood?
Calcitonin
What hormone controls the body’s long term response to stress?
Cortisol
What hormone stimulates the fight or flight response?
Epinephrine
What hormone controls the maturation of the oocyte into an egg cell?
Estrogen
The zona ____ of the adrenal cortex produces cortisol.
Fasciculata
What pituitary gland hormone stimulates the gonads to produce gametes?
Follicle stimulating hormone
The zona ____ of the adrenal cortex produces aldosterone.
Glomerulosa
What hormone raises blood glucose levels?
Glucagon
The process of making glucose form non-carbohydrate such as amino acids and fatty acids is ____.
Gluconeogenesis
The process of breaking down of glycogen in the liver in order to release glucose into the blood is ____.
Glycogenolysis
What hormone stimulates mitosis in bone and muscle especially during childhood?
Growth hormone
The stimulus for production of thyroid hormone is ____ stimulation.
Hormonal
The stimulus for production of parathyroid hormone is ____ stimulation.
Humoral
What is the source of the releasing hormones that stimulate the adenohypophysis to release its hormones
Hypothalamus
What hormone lowers blood glucose levels?
Insulin
What hormone causes the gonads to produce sex hormones?
Luteinizing hormone
The stimulus for the release of ADH, oxytocin, and epinephrine is ____ stimulation.
Neural
What gland produces ADH and oxytocin?
Neurohypophysis
What hormone stimulates uterine smooth muscle contraction during labor?
Oxytocin
