endocrine system

Question 1

lowers blood sugar levels

Answer 1

insulin

Question 2

somatostatin

Answer 2

inhibits insulin and glucagon

Question 3

inner portion of adrenal gland

Answer 3

adrenal medulla

Question 4

Pancreas

Answer 4

endocrine and exocrine gland; secretes insulin, somatostatin, and glucagon

Question 5

raises blood sugar levels

Answer 5

glucagon

Question 6

lowers calcium levels

Answer 6

calcitonin

Question 7

regulate metabolism

Answer 7

T3 and T4

Question 8

thyroid gland

Answer 8

secretes T3 and T4, and calcitonin

Question 9

which gland secretes melatonin?

Answer 9

Pineal

Question 10

6 hormones the anterior pituitary gland secretes

Answer 10

FSH, LH, ACTH, GH, TSH, and prolactin

Question 11

female gonads

Answer 11

estrogen, progesterone

Question 12

male gonads

Answer 12

testosterone

Question 13

hormone

Answer 13

mediator molecule released in one part of body and also regulates cell activity elsewhere

Question 14

Adrenal Cortex (outer)

Answer 14

secretes glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and androgens

Question 15

Adrenal Medulla (inner)

Answer 15

epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 16

thymosin

Answer 16

stimulates T-cell reproduction

Question 17

thymus

Answer 17

secretes thymosin

Question 18

oxytocin

Answer 18

smooth muscle contractions

Question 19

FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)

Answer 19

produced by the pituitary gland; female reproductive cycle

Question 20

LH (luteinizing hormone)

Answer 20

ovulation, sperm production

Question 21

ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)

Answer 21

produced by pituitary gland; affects metabolism, released during stress

Question 22

TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)

Answer 22

pituitary hormone; stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine and triiodothyronine

Question 23

Where is oxytocin produced?

Answer 23

posterior pituitary

Question 24

prolactin

Answer 24

breast milk production

Question 25

androgens

Answer 25

group of sex hormones, aid in male secondary sexual characteristics

Question 26

T3(triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine)

Answer 26

regulate how your body uses energy, metabolism.

Question 27

which gland secretes adrenaline?

Answer 27

adrenal

Question 28

ADH (antidiuretic hormone)

Answer 28

from the hypothalamus that causes the kidney to retain more water (produce less urine)

Question 29

PTH (parathyroid hormone)

Answer 29

raises calcium levels

Question 30

somatotropin

Answer 30

growth hormone (GH)

Question 31

MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone)

Answer 31

causes skin cells to produce more melanin

Question 32

Epinephrine

Answer 32

fight or flight response

Question 33

corpus leutum

Answer 33

old ovarian follicle that became a temporary endocrine gland