endocrine system

Question 1

hormones are?

Answer 1

chemical messengers

Question 2

part of the brain that controls hormone function

Answer 2

hypothalamus

Question 3

this organ secretes insulin

Answer 3

pancreas

Question 4

the master gland

Answer 4

pituitary

Question 5

which would be positive feedback?

Answer 5

childbirth

Question 6

for a labor induction, what hormone would likely be used?

Answer 6

oxytocin

Question 7

if this disease is untreated, nerves can be damaged

Answer 7

diabetetes

Question 8

hypothyroidism is likely to cause what symptom

Answer 8

weight gain

Question 9

Epinephrine is released by what gland

Answer 9

thymus

Question 10

the basal metabolic rate is

Answer 10

amount of calories needed to maintain life

Question 11

what is the “opposite” of insulin?

Answer 11

glucagon

Question 12

cortisol is released in response to

Answer 12

stress

Question 13

a tumor in the pituitary gland would cause what symptoms

Answer 13

inability to gain weight, infertility, anxiety.

Question 14

this hormone regulates blood calcium levels

Answer 14

calcitonin

Question 15

pineal gland is responsible for?

Answer 15

circadian rhythm

Question 16

hypoglycemia is

Answer 16

low blood sugar

Question 17

aldosterone regulates

Answer 17

blood pressure

Question 18

what would cause an increase of epinephrine in the blood

Answer 18

extreme stress

Question 19

Antidiuretic hormone regulates

Answer 19

water balance and kidney function

Question 20

lodine is added to salt to prevent

Answer 20

goiters

Question 21

which is a gonadotropin?

Answer 21

estrogen and testosterone

Question 22

helps maintain muscle and bone mass

Answer 22

growth hormone

Question 23

which is most similar to how negative feedback works ?

Answer 23

thermostat

Question 24

type 2 diabetes is usually diagnosed when a person is

Answer 24

older

Question 25

type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed when a person is

Answer 25

young

Question 26

which would stimulate egg production in females

Answer 26

FSH

Question 27

which is an exocrine secretion?

Answer 27

sweat, saliva, breast milk

Question 28

if an insulin dependent diabetic is feeling sleepy, what should they do?

Answer 28

eat something sugary

Question 29

A problem with what gland would cause someone to feel anxious and jittery all the time

Answer 29

thyroid

Question 30

type of diabetes that can happen when a woman is pregnant

Answer 30

Gestational

Question 31

a problem with making the growth hormone can result in

Answer 31

dwarfism

Question 32

this gland is located behind the thyroid

Answer 32

parathyroid

Question 33

which would increase your risk for type II diabetes?

Answer 33

obesity

Question 34

melatonin effects

Answer 34

sleep cycles

Question 35

regulates water balance

Answer 35

thyroxine

Question 36

cortex and medulla are part which gland

Answer 36

adrenal

Question 37

disease with overactive adrenal gland

Answer 37

Cushing's disease

Question 38

the hypothalamus controls the ___ gland, which controls all the other glands

Answer 38

pituitary gland

Question 39

what hormone stimulates the thyroid

Answer 39

TSH

Question 40

the thyroid releases what hormone

Answer 40

thyroxine

Question 41

what are the functions of the endocrine system

Answer 41

regulate growth, sexual development, and metabolism

Question 42

what are three types of exocrine secretions

Answer 42

sweat saliva breast milk

Question 43

what controls the pituitary gland

Answer 43

hypothalamus

Question 44

why is the pititaury gland called " the master gland"

Answer 44

because it controls everything

Question 45

TSH

Answer 45

metabolism, growth, nervous system activity

Question 45

prolactin

Answer 45

stimulates milk production

Question 45

GH

Answer 45

growth in childhood, muscle mass and bone mass

Question 46

ACTH

Answer 46

stimulates production of cortisol

Question 47

FSH

Answer 47

releases egg and produces sperm

Question 47

LH

Answer 47

regulates tester one and estrogen