Exercise 27

Question 1

loss of glucose in the urine

Answer 1

insulin

Question 2

a mixed gland, located behind the stomach and close to the small intestine

Answer 2

pancreas

Question 3

the —– gland is composed of two lobes and located in the throat, just inferior to the larynx

Answer 3

thyroid

Question 4

the pituitary gland, also known as the —–, is located in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone

Answer 4

hypothalamus
* master endocrine gland

Question 5

excessive urine output without high blood glucose levels

Answer 5

ADH

Question 6

found on the roof of the third ventricle of the brain

Answer 6

pineal

Question 7

acidophil cells of the anterior pituitary

Answer 7

GH, prolactin

Question 8

produces the hormones that are stored in the posterior pituitary

Answer 8

adrenal

Question 9

regulates blood calcium level

Answer 9

PTH

Question 10

form the endocrine portion of the pancreas

Answer 10

pancreatic islets

Question 11

regulate the function of another endocrine gland (tropic)

Answer 11

FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH

Question 12

alpha cells of the pancreatic islets

Answer 12

glucagon

Question 13

parafollicular cells of the thyroid

Answer 13

calcitonin

Question 14

an —– gland is a ductless gland thay empties its hormone into the extracellar fluid

Answer 14

endocrine

Question 15

if hormones travel in the bloodstream, why don’t all tissues respond to all hormones?

Answer 15

because receptors are specialized

Question 16

directly resposible for regulation of the menstral cycle

Answer 16

estrogen and progesterone

Question 17

directly involved in milk production and ejectetion

Answer 17

oxtocine and prolactin

Question 18

drive development of secondary sex characteristics in males

Answer 18

testosterone

Question 19

demineralization of bones, spontaneous fractures; loss of calcium

Answer 19

PTH

Question 20

nervousness, irregular pulse rate, sweating

Answer 20

T3/T4

Question 21

abnormally small stature, normal proportions

Answer 21

growth hormone (GH)

Question 22

found in the pelvic cavity of the female, concerned with ova and female hormone production

Answer 22

ovaries

Question 23

chemically, hormones belong chiefly to two molecular groups, the —– and the ——-.

Answer 23

steriod and the non-steriod, amines, peptides, proteins, gycycoproteins

Question 24

follicular cells of the thyroid

Answer 24

T4/T3

Question 25

parathyroid cells

Answer 25

PTH

Question 26

this gland os rahter large in an infant, begins to atrophy at puberty, and is relatively inconvenienous by old age. it produces hormones that direct the maturation of t-cells. it is the ----- gland

Answer 26

thymus

Question 27

zona glomerulosa cells

Answer 27

mineralocorticoids

Question 28

regulates blood glucose level; produced by the same "mixed" gland

Answer 28

insulin and glucagon

Question 29

bilbed gland located in the sella turcica

Answer 29

pituitary

Question 30

product of endocrine glands transported by tissue fluid to target cells

Answer 30

hormone

Question 31

paired glands suspended in the scrotum

Answer 31

testes

Question 32

zona fasciculata cells

Answer 32

glucocoriticoids

Question 33

maintain salt and water balance in the extracellular fluid

Answer 33

aldosterone and ADH

Question 34

basophil cells of the anterior pituitary

Answer 34

TSH,ACTH,FSH,LH

Question 35

uses electrical signals that are instant compared to hormones that take more time to be delivered to target cell

Answer 35

nervous system

Question 36

found on the upper thorax overlying the heart; large during youth

Answer 36

thymus

Question 37

in the adult: large bones of the hands, feet, and face

Answer 37

growth hormone (GH)

Question 38

located in the anterior neck; produces key hormones for metabolism

Answer 38

thyroid

Question 39

controls the rate of body metabolism and cellular oxidation

Answer 39

T3/T4

Question 40

beta cells of the pancreatic islets

Answer 40

insulin

Question 41

tetany

Answer 41

PTH * muscle spasms in intervals

Question 42

released in response to stressor

Answer 42

cortisol and epinephrine