Endoctrine Quiz Flashcards
What are the three classes of hormones?
Peptide Hormones, Amine hormones, steroid hormone.
What gland is cradled in the stella tursica and what hormones does it secrete?
The Pituitary gland is located in the Stella Turica, and its secreted in the oxytocin and antidiuretic Hormones.
Name the primary hormones are secreted by the adrenal medulla and describe the mechanism that causes them to be released.
The Epinephrine is release when the person is stress or shock which make the heart rate release, blood pressure.
Norepinephrine cause peripheral vasoconstriction and also increase blood pressure.
What are the hormones of the adrenal cortex by regions going from superior to inferior?
Superior: Mineralocorticoids
Middle: Glucocorticoids
Inferior: Adrenal androgens
What hormones are secreted by the hypothalamus that regulates the hormones of the anterior pituitary gland?
Hypothalamus secretes thyrotropin releasing hormone, Gonadotropin release hormone, growth hormone releasing hormone, and corticotropin releasing hormone.
