Endocrine system

Question 1

What inhibits, productive functions and regulates body rhythms

Answer 1

Melatonin

Question 2

modified amino acids

Answer 2

epinephrine, oxytocin

Question 3

Protiens

Answer 3

insulin, Growth hormone (GH)

Question 4

Steroid

Answer 4

cortisol, estrogen

Question 5

What controls hormone initiation & regulation and negative/positive feedback loops

Answer 5

Hypothalamic - pituitary axis

Question 6

Nerve cells inhibitory hormones and….

Answer 6

-releasing hormones
-releasing inhibitory hormones
-controlled by negative feedback form endocrine system

Question 7

Increased production of GH

Answer 7

gigantism

Question 8

Decreased production of GH

Answer 8

dwarfism

Question 9

What releases the GH

Answer 9

Hypothalamus

Question 10

the rate of thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH) secretion is regluated by

Answer 10

the hypothalamus

Question 11

what hormone does the hypo. produce which stimulates the release of TSH

Answer 11

thyrotropin-releasing hormone

Question 12

stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol - fight flight?

Answer 12

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Question 13

What effects in the brain on appetite and sexual arousal

Answer 13

Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)

Question 14

What does follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulate in male and females

Answer 14

f-stimulates ovarian follicle development
m-stimulates sperm cell production

Question 15

What does Luteinizing hormone stimulate in m and f

Answer 15

-stimulates ovulatoin and progesterone production
testerone production

Question 16

what stimulstes milk production in women

Answer 16

Lactogenic hormone (prolactin)

Question 17

increased water absorption in kidneys tubules
-and regulated through osmoreceptors

Answer 17

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Question 18

Deficiency in this results in diabetes insipidus
regulation

Answer 18

ADH

Question 19

what does oxytocin contract and constrict

Answer 19

contraction of uterine smooth muscles and constriction of mammary gland cells

Question 20

3 hormones of the thyroid gland

Answer 20

Thyroxine (T4): metabolism
Triiodothyronine (T3): metabolism
Calcitonin: regulation of calcium & phosphate concentration

Question 21

2 disorders of thyroid gland

Answer 21

• Hypothyroidism
  cretinism, lowered metabolism rate, myxedema
• Hyperthyroidism
  elevated metabolism, graves disease

Question 22

pineal gland & its hormones are located where …

Answer 22

near thalamus
-Melatonin
-Serotonin: neurotransmitter and vasoconstrictor

Question 23

what does Melatonin inhibit and regulate

Answer 23

inhibits reproductive functions and regulates body rhythms

Question 24

what does Serotonin stimulate

Answer 24

smooth muscle contractions

Question 25

what stimulates development of T-cells and other immune cells

Answer 25

Thymosin secreted by thymus

Question 26

where is thymus(shrinks as we age) located

Answer 26

sternum