endocrine system (hormones)

Question 1

oxytocin

Answer 1

S: posterior pituitary
T: mammary gland, uterus
action/function: contractions/milk production

Question 2

ADH- Antidiuretic Hormone

Answer 2

S: P pituitary
T: kidneys
increases reabsorption of water in kidneys

Question 3

GH- growth hormone

Answer 3

S: Anterior pituitary
T: bones, muscles
causes elongation in bones - ex) epiphyseal plates

Question 4

PRL - Prolactin

Answer 4

S: A Pituitary
T: mammary gland
milk production

Question 5

FSH- Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Answer 5

S: A pituitary
T: testis, ovaries
production of sperm

Question 6

LH- Luteinizing Hormone

Answer 6

S: A pituitary
T: testis/ovaries
production of ova

Question 7

TSH- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Answer 7

S: A Pituitary
T: Thyroid
stimulates the thyroid to secrete T4 (thyroxin) and T3 (triiodothyronine)

Question 8

ACTH- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

Answer 8

S: A Pituitary
T: adrenal cortex
causes increase in synthesis and secretion of hormones from adrenal cortex
ex) glucocorticoids

Question 9

Melatonin

Answer 9

S: Pineal gland
T: body
circadian rhythms (ex: sleeps cycles, growth spurts, etc)

Question 10

T4 (Thyroxine)

Answer 10

S: Thyroid
T: Bone, body
increases cellular metabolism

Question 11

T3 (Triiodothyronine)

Answer 11

S: thyroid
T: body, bone
body processes including temperature, growth, and heart rate

Question 12

Calcitonin

Answer 12

S: thyroid
T: bone
lowers blood calcium

Question 13

PTH- Parathyroid Hormone

Answer 13

S: Parathyroid
T: Bone
increases amount of calcium in blood

Question 14

Thymosin

Answer 14

S: Thymus
T: Thymus
T cell development

Question 15

Epinephrine

Answer 15

S: Medulla is adrenal glans
T: Heart, BV, liver
increases glucose in blood stream
fight for flight response

Question 16

Norepinephrine

Answer 16

S: medulla of adrenal gland
T: heart, BV, liver
increases glucose in blood stream, flight or fight response

Question 17

Glucocorticoids

Answer 17

S: adrenal gland
T: body, kidney
increases blood glucose

Question 18

Mineralocorticoids

Answer 18

S: Adrenal Gland
T: Kidney
increases reabsorption if sodium and excretion of potassium
ex) aldosterone

Question 19

Insulin

Answer 19

S: pancreas
T: body, glucose
lowers blood glucose, body cells use it for fuel, liver turns it to glycogen

Question 20

Glucagon

Answer 20

S: pancreas
T: Liver
raises blood sugar

Question 21

Androgens (Testosterone)

Answer 21

S: testis
T: testis, liver
spermatogenesis, secondary sex characteristics

Question 22

Estrogens

Answer 22

S: ovaries
T: uterus, body
menstrual cycle, secondary sex characteristics

Question 23

Progesterones

Answer 23

S: ovaries
T: ovary, uterus
uterine lining growth, pregnancy

Question 24

auxin

Answer 24

stem elongation, promotion of vascular tissue growth, suppression of lateral buds

shoot apical meristems

Question 25

cytokins (kinetin)

Answer 25

with auxin, stimulation of cell division and determination of course if differentiation produced in roots and transported from there

Question 26

gibberellins

Answer 26

stem and internode elongation; mobilization of enzymes during seed germination -apical portions of roots and shoots

Question 27

ethylene

Answer 27

controls abcission of leaves, flowers, fruits; retardation of lateral bud elongation; hastening of fruit ripening leaves, stems, young fruits

Question 28

abscisic acid

Answer 28

suppression of bud growth; important role in stomata opening; promotion of leaf senescence -nature leaves, fruits, root caps