Properties of Hormones/Respiratory System

Question 1

Antidivretic hormone (ADH)

Answer 1

Posterior Pituitary= organ that secretes ADH
Stimulus for secretion= blood concentration increases
Target tissue= collecting kidneys & papillary

Question 2

Oxytocin

Answer 2

Posterior Pituitary= organ that secretes
Stimulus for secretion= fetus, suckling of the nip by infant
Target tissue= milk ducts in uterus

Question 3

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

Answer 3

Anterior Pituitary= organ that secrets
Stimulus for secretion= Thyrotropin releasing hormone
Target tissue= thyroid

Question 4

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)

Answer 4

Anterior Pituitary= organ that secretes
Stimulus for secretion= corticotrophin (CRH)
Target tissue= adrenal cortex

Question 5

Growth Hormone

Answer 5

Anterior Pituitary= organ that secrets
Stimulus for secretion= Growth hormone releasing hormone
Target tissue= nearly all cells

Question 6

Prolactin

Answer 6

Anterior Pituitary= organ that secretes
Stimulus of secretion= prolactin releasing hormone
Target Tissue= mammary gland

Question 7

Melatonin

Answer 7

Pineal Gland= organ that secretes
Stimulus for secretion= decreased ambian light
Target Tissue= reticular stimulation in brain system

Question 8

Thyroxin & Triiodothronine (T4&T3)

Answer 8

Thyroid gland= organ that secretes
Stimulus for secretion= TSH
Target Tissue= all body cells

Question 9

Calcitonin

Answer 9

Thyroid gland= organ that secretes
Stimulus for secretion= calcium levels in blood rise
Target tissue= bones

Question 10

Thymosin & Thymopoietin

Answer 10

Thymus= organ that secretes
Stimulus for secretion= development of thympocytes (immature)
Target Tissue= T lymphocyes in thymus

Question 11

Parathyroid hormone

Answer 11

Parathyroid gland= organ that secretes
Stimulus for secretion= decreased calcium in blood
Target tissue= bone, kidney, small intestine

Question 12

Cortisol

Answer 12

Adrenal Cortex= organ that secrets
stimulus for secretion= directly by ACTH
Target tissue= most body cells mainly liver, muscle, and adipose

Question 13

Aldosterone

Answer 13

Adrenal Cortex= organ that secrets
stimulus for secretion= ACTH, increased K+, & hydrogen ions in blood
Target tissue= all body cells

Question 14

Epinephrine & Norepinephrine

Answer 14

Adrenal Cortex= organ that secretes
Stimulus for secretion= sympathetic nervous system
Target tissue= all body cells

Question 15

Insulin

Answer 15

Pancreas= organ that secretes
Stimulus for secretion= increase glucose in blood
Target tissue= all body cells

Question 16

Glucagon

Answer 16

Pancreas= organ that secretes
Stimulus for secretion= decrease in concentrations of glucose in the blood
Target Tissue= Liver, adipose, muscle cells

Question 17

Equal to the TV, ERV, IRV, RV

Answer 17

Total lung Capacity

Question 18

volume of air remaining in the lungs after forceful expiration

Answer 18

Residual volume (RV)

Question 19

Volume of air forcibly inspired after a tidal inspiration

Answer 19

Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)

Question 20

Equal to the TV, IRV, and ERV

Answer 20

Vital capacity

Question 21

volume of air exchanged with normal, quiet breathing

Answer 21

Tidal Volume (TV)

Question 22

Equal to the TV & IRV

Answer 22

Inspiratory capacity

Question 23

Volume of air forcibly expired after a tidal expiration

Answer 23

expiratory reserve volume (ERV)

Question 24

oxygen enters & carbon dioxide exits

Answer 24

gas exchange

Question 25

altered by changing blood carbon dioxide levels

Answer 25

regulation of blood pH

Question 26

movement of air past vocal folds makes sound and speech

Answer 26

Voice production

Question 27

Smell occurs when airborne molecules are drawn into the nasal cavity

Answer 27

olfaction

Question 28

against microorganisms by preventing entry & removing them

Answer 28

Protection

Question 29

The nervous system works through secretions of _____________ whereas the endocrine system works via secretions of ___________.

Answer 29

Neurotransmitters | hormones

Question 30

Name a set of hormones that are antagonist.

Answer 30

Calcitonin & parathyroid hormone

Question 31

According to Boyle's Law, as the volume of the container increases, the pressure _______, and as the volume of the container decreases, the pressure _______.

Answer 31

decreases | increases

Question 32

Passive expiration is achieved primarily by the....

Answer 32

elastic recoil of the lungs

Question 33

Hyperventilation increases the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled & therefore ________ the blood pH.

Answer 33

increases

Question 34

Hypoventilation decreases the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled & therefore ________ the blood pH.

Answer 34

decreases