Hormone Quiz

Question 1

What is the source, target, and primary effects of ADH or Antidiuretic Hormone?

Answer 1

Source: posterior pituitary
Target: cells/organs- kidneys
Primary Effect: water convervation, blood pressure and volume

Question 2

What is the source, target, and primary effects of OT or oxytocin?

Answer 2

Source: posterior pituitary
Target: Cells/organs- uterus and mammary glands
Primary Effects: labor contractions, milk secretion

Question 3

What is the source, target, and primary effect of GH or growth hormone?

Answer 3

Source: anterior pituitary
Target: general, but especially bones and muscles
Primary Effect: cellular growth and division, protein synthesis

Question 4

What is the source, target, and primary effect of PRL or Prolactin?

Answer 4

Source: anterior pituitary
Target: cells/organs- mammary glands
Primary Effects: milk production

Question 5

What is the source, target, and primary effect of TSH or Thyroid-Stimulating hormone?

Answer 5

Source: Anterior pituitary
Target: cells/organs- thyroid gland
Primary Source: stimulate thyroid secretion

Question 6

What is the source, target, and primary source of ACTH or adrenocorticotropic?

Answer 6

Source: anterior pituitary
Target: cells/organs- cortex of adrenal glands
Primary Effects: stimulate cortisol secretion

Question 7

What is the source, target, and primary effects of FSH and LH or Follicle-stimulating and Luteinizing hormone?

Answer 7

Source: anterior pituitary
Target: cells/organs- the gonads (ovary and testes)
Primary Effect: Numerous but stimulation of reproductive hormones

Question 8

What is the source, target, and primary effect of T4 and T3 or thyroxine and Triiodothyronine?

Answer 8

Source: Thyroid gland
Target: cells/organs- general (nearly all cals have receptors)
Primary Effects: Speed up meatabolic activity

Question 9

What is the source, target, primary effect of calcitonin?

Answer 9

Source: C cells of the thyroid
Target: cells/organs- bone (osteoclasts and blasts) and kidneys.
Primary effects: Lowers blood calcium concentration.

Question 10

What is the source, target, primary effect of PTH or parathyroid hormone?

Answer 10

Source: parathyroid glands
Target: cells/organs- same as calcitonin
Primary Effects: raises blood calcium concentration

Question 11

What is the source, target, and primary effect of epinephrine and norepinephrine?

Answer 11

Source: adrenal medulla
Target: cells/organ- general
Primary effects: “fight or flight” response. Increase heart. respiratory rates.

Question 12

What is the source, target, and primary effects of aldosterone?

Answer 12

Source: adrenal cortex
Target: cells/organs- mainly kidneys
Primary effects: controls levels of Na and K in bloods by adjusting excretion

Question 13

What is the source, target, and primary effects of cortisol?

Answer 13

Source: adrenal cortex
Target: cells/organs- general
Primary Effects: mobilize live glycogen, release of lipids and AA’s into blood.

Question 14

What is the source, target, and primary effects of glucagon?

Answer 14

Source: islets of Langhans in pancreas ( alpha cells)
Target: cells/organs- general
Primary Effects: raises blood blood glucose, stimulates mobilization liver glycogen

Question 15

What is the source, target, and primary effects of insulin?

Answer 15

Source: islets of Langerhans in pancreas (beta cells)
Target: cells/organs- generals
Primary Source: lowers blood glucose

Question 16

What is the source, target, and primary effects of thymosin?

Answer 16

Source: thymus gland
Target: lymphocytes (WBC)
Primary Source: causes the maturation of T- lymphocytes

Question 17

What is the source, target, and primary effects of melatonin?

Answer 17

Source: pineal gland
Target: various
Primary Effects: established circadian rhythms, reproductive cycles.