Hormones

Question 1

Growth hormone

Answer 1

anterior pituitary

Question 2

Thyroid hormone

Answer 2

follicles of thyroid

Question 3

Glucocorticoids (cortisol)

Answer 3

adrenal cortex zona fasciculata

Question 4

Progesterone

Answer 4

ovaries

Question 5

Prolactin

Answer 5

anterior pituitary

Question 6

Oxytocin

Answer 6

Made at hypothalamus (paraventricular nucleus), stored at posterior pituitary

Question 7

Atrial natriuretic hormone

Answer 7

atria of heart

Question 8

glucagon

Answer 8

alpha- cells of pancreas

Question 9

testosterone

Answer 9

testes (men) and ovaries (women)

Question 10

follicle- stimulating hormone

Answer 10

anterior pituitary

Question 11

vasopressin (ADH)

Answer 11

posterior pituitary (made at the hypothalamus supra-optic nucleus)

Question 12

calcitonin

Answer 12

parafollicular c-cells of the thyroid

Question 13

thyroid stimulating hormone

Answer 13

anterior pituitary

Question 14

epinephrine and norepinephrine

Answer 14

chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla

Question 15

insulin

Answer 15

beta cells of pancreas

Question 16

estradiol

Answer 16

ovaries

Question 17

estriol

Answer 17

placenta

Question 18

estrone

Answer 18

fat cells

Question 19

estrogen in males

Answer 19

testes

Question 20

parathyroid hormones

Answer 20

parathyroid glands

Question 21

somatostatin

Answer 21

delta cells of pancreas

Question 22

LH

Answer 22

anterior pituitary

Question 23

mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)

Answer 23

zona glomerulosa

Question 24

adrenocortocotropic hormone (ACTH)

Answer 24

anterior pituitary

Question 25

Stimulates bone and muscle growth

Answer 25

GH

Question 26

Stimulates milk production and secretion

Answer 26

prolactin

Question 27

Stimulates milk secretion during lactation

Answer 27

oxytocin

Question 28

Responsible for female secondary sex characteristics

Answer 28

estradiol estrogen

Question 29

stimulates metabolic activity

Answer 29

thyroid hormone

Question 30

increases blood glucose level and decreases protein synthesis

Answer 30

glucocorticoids, such as cortisol

Question 31

responsible for male secondary sex characteristics

Answer 31

testosterone

Question 32

prepares endometrium for implantation. maintenance of pregnancy

Answer 32

progesterone

Question 33

stimulates adrenal cortex to synthesize and secrete cortisol

Answer 33

ACTH

Question 34

Stimulates follicle maturation in females and spermatogenesis in males

Answer 34

FSH

Question 35

Increases plasma calcium, increases bone resorption

Answer 35

PTH

Question 36

Decreases plasma calcium, increases bone formation

Answer 36

Calcitonin

Question 37

Stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone synthesis in males

Answer 37

LH

Question 38

Stimulates thyroid to produce TH and uptake iodine

Answer 38

TSH