Endocrine Systems

Question 1

what consists of glands that produce chemical hormones

Answer 1

Endocrine System

Question 2

these chemical messengers that are produced in the endocrine systems are called

Answer 2

hormones

Question 3

glands that secrete material in tubules or ducts (such as sweat and salivary glands) are known as

Answer 3

exocrine glands

Question 4

what area is very receptive to hormones

Answer 4

target areas

Question 5

what it is called when many hormones regulate the internal environment of the body in a homeostatic response

Answer 5

negative feedback loop

Question 6

secretes both stimulating and inhibitory hormones and has a major role in controlling endocrine functions

Answer 6

hypothalamus

Question 7

develops from the diencephalon of the brain and it also resembles a pine nut

Answer 7

pineal gland

Question 8

what hormone does the pineal gland secretes?

Answer 8

melatonin

Question 9

it inhibits the release of hormones in the hypothalamus that stimulate the production of sex hormones and it is also regulates circadian rhythms

Answer 9

melatonin

Question 10

what do you call when the pituitary gland is suspended from the base of the brain by a stalk?

Answer 10

infundibulum

Question 11

it stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones

Answer 11

thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Question 12

it promotes the growth of most of the cells and tissues of the body

Answer 12

growth hormone (GH)

Question 13

it stimulates mammary glands to produce milk

Answer 13

prolactin

Question 14

they are hormones that stimulate the growth and control function of the ovaries and testes

Answer 14

gonadotropins

Question 15

there are two types of gonadotropins, what are they and define them

Answer 15

follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, they stimulate the production of sex cells in the ovaries and testes

Question 16

controls hormone production in the adrenal cortex

Answer 16

Adrenocorticotropin

Question 17

the neurohypophysis is composed of what tissue that originated from the base of the brain

Answer 17

nervous tissue

Question 18

what hormones does the anterior pituitary produce?

Answer 18

TSH
GH
LTH
FSH
LH
ACTH
Gonadrotropins

Question 19

what is another word for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)?

Answer 19

thyrotropin

Question 20

what is another word for growth hormone (GH)?

Answer 20

somatotropin

Question 21

what is another word for Prolactin?

Answer 21

luteotropin

Question 22

what is the meaning of the acronym (FSH)?

Answer 22

follicle-stimulating hormone

Question 23

what is the meaning of the acronym (LH)?

Answer 23

luteinizing hormone

Question 24

what is the meaning of the acronym (ACTH)?

Answer 24

Adrenocorticotropin

Question 25

what stimulates the reabsorption and retention of water by the kidneys?

Answer 25

Antidiuretic hormone

Question 26

stimulates the contraction of the cells of the mammary glands to release milk

Answer 26

Oxytocin

Question 27

the anterior pituitary can be divided into three parts, what are they?

Answer 27

par tuberalis, par intermedia, par distalis

Question 28

a storage of molecules consisting of many thyroid molecules

Answer 28

colloid

Question 29

thyroid gland secretes three types of specific hormones, what are they?

Answer 29

(T3) triiodothyronine, (T4) tetraiodothyronine and calcitonin

Question 30

these hormones increase basal metabolic rates

Answer 30

T3 and T4

Question 31

causes the deposition of calcium in bone by decreasing osteoclast activity

Answer 31

calcitonin

Question 32

what is another word for parathyroid hormone (PTH)?

Answer 32

parathormone

Question 33

the posterior portion of the thyroid are typically two pairs of organs called the?

Answer 33

parathyroid glands

Question 34

responsible for increasing the blood calcium levels

Answer 34

parathyroid hormone

Question 35

what hormone causes the maturation of the T cells?

Answer 35

thymosin

Question 36

is a mixed gland that has an exocrine function and an endocrine function?

Answer 36

pancreas

Question 37

what hormones secretes out of pancreas endocrine function?

Answer 37

insulin and glucagon

Question 38

what happens when blood glucose levels drop?

Answer 38

glucagon converts glycogen to glucose

Question 39

what hormone inhibits insulin and glucagon?

Answer 39

somatostatin

Question 40

composed of the cortex and an inner medulla that is located superior to the kidneys?

Answer 40

adrenal glands

Question 41

what hormones are secreted from the adrenal cortex called?

Answer 41

corticosteroid hormones

Question 42

hormones that are important in water and electrolyte balance

Answer 42

corticosteroid hormones

Question 43

a cluster of cells that secrete mineralocorticoids

Answer 43

zona glomerulosa

Question 44

consists of parallel bundles of cells that secrete glucocorticoids

Answer 44

zona fasciculata

Question 45

consists of a branched pattern of cells that produce both glucocorticoids and sex hormones

Answer 45

zona reticularis

Question 46

what hormones does the zona fasciculata produce?

Answer 46

glucocorticoids

Question 47

what hormones does the zona glomerulosa produce?

Answer 47

mineralocorticoids

Question 48

what hormones does the zona reticularis produce?

Answer 48

glucocorticoids and sex hormones

Question 49

what are types of sex hormones?

Answer 49

androgens and estrogens

Question 50

two hormones that are produced in the adrenal medulla are?

Answer 50

epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 51

what are gonads?

Answer 51

testes and ovaries that produce sex hormones

Question 52

what hormone produces from the testes?

Answer 52

testosterone

Question 53

what hormone produces from the ovaries?

Answer 53

estrogen and progesterone

Question 54

melatonin is secreted by which gland?

Answer 54

Pineal gland

Question 55

what specific part of which gland is ADH stored?

Answer 55

Posterior Pituitary

Question 56

what does glucagon do as a hormone, and where is it produced?

Answer 56

Glucagon increases blood glucose levels and it is produced in the pancreas

Question 57

what is the primary gland that secretes epinephrine?

Answer 57

Adrenal Glands

Question 58

where is growth hormone produced?

Answer 58

Anterior Pituitary

Question 59

what connects two lobes of the thyroid gland?

Answer 59

medial isthmus

Question 60

does parathormone increase or decrease calcium levels int he blood?

Answer 60

increase