Endocrine

Question 1

What is a hormone

Answer 1

Secreted by ductless glands, allows distal cells to communicate

Question 2

3 classes of hormones

Answer 2

1) Peptides and proteins
2) Amines
3) Steroids

Question 3

Tropic hormone function

Answer 3

Regulates the production and secretion of other hormones

Question 4

Non-tropic hormone function

Answer 4

Acts on a non-endocrine target tissue

Question 5

How are hormone levels regulated

Answer 5

Feedback loops

Question 6

Role of the pineal gland

Answer 6

Controls the circadian rhythm (changes in an organism over a 24 hour cycle of night vs day)

Question 7

What hormone does the pineal gland secrete

Answer 7

Melatonin, 10x higher during period of darkness

Question 8

What hormones are released by the posterior pituitary

Answer 8

Oxytocin and vasopressin

Question 9

What controls the release of posterior pituitary hormones

Answer 9

The hypothalamus through its neural connection using neuron excitement

Question 10

What is the hypothalamus-hypophyseal port

Answer 10

System of blood vessels in the brain that connect the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary, allows for transport of hormones