Endocrine: Target Cells and Glands - 11.3 and 11.4

Question 1

Target Cells of Thyroid hormones:

Answer 1

Most of the body’s cells

Question 2

Target Cells of Insulin:

Answer 2

Liver, adipose tissue, and muscle cells

Question 3

Target Cells of Glucagon:

Answer 3

Liver

Question 4

Target Cells of Aldosterone:

Answer 4

Tubule cells found in the kidney

Question 5

Target Cells of Cortisol:

Answer 5

Liver, adipose tissue, and muscle cells

Question 6

Target Cells of Growth Hormone:

Answer 6

Children – epiphyseal disks (growth plates)

Question 7

Target Cells of Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH):

Answer 7

The thyroid cells that make thyroid hormones.

Question 8

Target Cells of Adrenocorticotropic hormone:

Answer 8

Adrenal gland cells that produce cortisol.

Question 9

Name the three (3) Target Cells of Parathyroid hormone:

Answer 9

1. intestinal cells that absorb calcium
2. bone cells that release calcium (osteoclasts)
3. kidney cells that regulate how much calcium is put into urine or retained in the body.

Question 10

Target Cells of Antidiurectic hormone (ADH):

Answer 10

Tubule cells found in the kidney

Question 11

Target Cells of norepinephrine, epinephrine:

Answer 11

Same cells as the sympathetic nervous system. We learn heart, lungs and digestive system.

Question 12

The best way to learn the target cells is to learn the _________________ of the hormone.

Answer 12

function