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| Pitituary is found in the |
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| found in the cranial cavity |
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| Parathyroids found in the |
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| Cyclic AMP is an example of one |
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| respond to a particular hormone |
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| discharge secretions into ducgts |
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| specialized homeostatic mechanism that regulates release of hormones |
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| Nonsteriod hormones serves as ________ ___________ providing communication between _________ and ___________ _________. Another molecule such as ________ ______ then acts as the _________ _______ providing _____________ within a hormone's ________ ___________. |
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Nonsteroid hormones serves as First Messenger providing communication between endocrine and target organs. Another molecule as cylic AMP then acts as the second messenger providing communication within a hormone's target cells. |
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| The pitituary gland lies in the _________ bone. |
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Which one of the following structures would not be stimulated by the tropic hormone from the anterior pituitary?
Ovaries, Testes, Thyroid, Adrenals, Uterus |
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Which one of the following is not a function of the FSH?
Stimulates growth of follicles
Stimulates the production of estrogens
Stimulates the growth of seminferous tubules
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| Stimulates the interstital cells of the testes |
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| Name four functions of LH? |
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| Stimulates maturation of a developing follicle, production of estrogen, formation of a corpus leteum, causes ovulation |
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| Name three functions of the GH? |
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Inreases fat catabolism
Speeds up the movement of amino acids into cells from the bloodstream |
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| Name four hormones released by the anterior pituitary gland? |
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| Name functions of prolactin? |
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stimulates breast development during pregnancy
milk secretion after delivery
release of milk from glandular cells of the breast |
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| The anterior pitituitary gland secretes: |
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| tropic hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands to grow and secrete |
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| which hormone is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland? |
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| accelerating water reabsorption from urine into the blood |
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| What disease is caused by hyposecretion of ADH? |
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| the actual production of ADH and oxytocin takes place in which area? |
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| posterior pituitary gland |
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| Inhibiting hormones are produced by the |
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| Adenohypophysis, Acromegelay, Sex Hormones, Tropic Hormones, Gigantism |
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Neurohypophysis
Induced Labor |
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Appetitie
Body temp
releasing hormones |
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| The thyroid gland lies inferior to the |
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| The thyroid gland secretes what? |
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| For thyroxine to be produced in adequate amounts, the diet must contain sufficient what? |
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| Most enocrine gland do/do not store their hormones |
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| Colloid is a storage medium for the thyroid/parathyroid hormone? |
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| Calcitonin increases/decreases the concentration of calcium in the blood |
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| The parathyroid glands secrete the hormone PTH or PTA |
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| The adrenal gland is actually two seperate endocrine glands, the _________ _________ and the __________ __________. |
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| adrenal medulla, adrenal cortex |
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| Hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex are known as |
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| The outer zone of the adrenal cortex secretes |
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| The middle zone secretes what? |
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| The innermost zone secretes what |
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| small amounts of sex hormones |
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| Glucocorticoids act in several ways to increase glucogenisis |
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| Glucocorticoids also play an essential part in maintaining |
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| The adrenal medulla secretes the hormones |
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| epeinephrine and norepinephrine |
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| The adrenal medulla may help the body resist |
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| Deficiency or hyposecretion of adrenal cortex hormones results in a condition called |
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These terms identify with Adrenal Cortex:
Mineralocorticoids
Anti-immunity
Cushing's Syndrome
Aldosterone
Androgens |
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These terms identify with Adrenal Medulla:
Adrenaline
"Fight or Flight" response |
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What term does not belong:
Alpha Cells
Glucagon
Beta Cells
Glycogenolysis |
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Insulin
Glucagon
Beta Cells
Diabetes mellitus |
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Insulin
Glucagon
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Diabetes mellitus |
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Melatonin
Menstruation
"Third Eye"
Semen |
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Word association: Alpha cells - Glucagon; Beta Cells - Insulin; Corpus Luteum - Progesterone; Interstital Cells - Testosterone; Ovarian follicles - Estrogen |
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Placenta - Chorionic gonadotropins; Pineal - Melatonin; Heart atria - ANH; Testes - Thymosin; Thymus - Chorionic gonadotropins |
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| Ms. Mcfall made a visit to her doctor. the lab resules came back, the report indicated a high level of chorionic gonadotropin in her urine. What does this mean to Ms. McFall |
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| Klaire noticed that her daughter was starting to take on some of the secondary sex characteristics of a male. The pediatrician diagnosed the condition as a tumor of an endocrine gland. Where was the tumor located. specifically.... |
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| The tumor would be located on the adrenal cortex of the adrenal gland |
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| Nicole was two weeks past her due date. What hormone will the doctor inject into her to induce labor? |
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All of the following are included in the endocrine system accept:
Exocrine glands
Steroid hormones
nonsteriod hormones
all of the above |
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| The luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulates |
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| maturation of ovarian follicle and triggers ovulation |
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| Prostaglandins or tissue hormones influence |
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| respiration, gastriontestinal secrections, blood pressure |
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Which of the following is not stimulated by the anterior pituitary gland? TSH, ACTH, ADH, FSH |
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| Too much insulin in the blood: |
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| The posterior pituitary gland and hypothalamus: |
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release two hormones
produce substances caleld releasing and inhibiting hormones
cause the glandular cells of the breast to release milk into ducts for nursing a baby |
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| The adrenala medulla produces hormones that are |
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not essential for life
helpful in responding to stress
responsible fo the "fight or flight" response |
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| The pineal gland produces several hormones in small quantities, with most significant being: |
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| What plays a critical role in the body's defenses against infections? |
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Term association:
Steroid hormons - Lipid Soluble
Positive feedback - occurs during labor
Tropic hormones - anterior pituitary
Myxedema - thyroid gland
Glucocorticoids - adrenal cortex |
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Aldosterone - mineralocorticoid
Islets of Langerhans - Pancreas
Glycosuria - diabetes mellitus
Pineal Gland - "Third Eye"
Corpus luteum - progesterone |
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| Functions of the endocrine system |
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reproduction
metabolism
growth and development
electrolyte and fluid balances
acid base balance |
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| change is being amplified |
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| Prostaglandin "tissue hormone" |
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| works from where it is released |
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hyposecretion - gigantism - early in life
Acromegaly -- later in life
Hyposecretion - dwarfism |
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| hypo in childhood (in thyroid, calcitonin) |
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| adult hypo in thyroid calcitonin |
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| too much no matter what age |
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| Parathyroid (size of a grain of sand) secretes |
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| parthyroid hormone - keeps calcium level in blood where it needs to be, for heart and brain (not bone) |
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when insulin goes up (hypo too low sugar.... hyper is too much) |
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| Glucagon is formed where and what does it make |
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formed in liver
makes blood sugar system |
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| ghrelin is released where what does it do? |
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| released in the stomach, control metabolism and increases appetite |
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| Atrial natriuretic hormone (ANH) does |
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| fluid and electrolyte balance |
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| leptin is what and does what |
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| fat storing cells, regulates hunger |
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