Bio final chapter 13

List the following events involved in the activation of a cell by a steroid hormone. Which of the following answers best represents the order in which the steps occur? -Cellular response to the hormone -activation of a gene -formation of a hormone receptor complex -diffusion of the hormone for a target cell membrane -production of a protein

-diffusion of the hormone through a target cell membrane -formation of a Hormone receptor complex -activation of a gene -production of a protein -Cellular response to the hormone

The anterior pituitary gland produces all of the following except which one? -ADH - PRL - ACTH - TSH - LH

ADH

What two hormones are secreted by the adrenal medulla gland and enhance the response of the sympathetic nervous system. They affect cellular metabolism as well as blood pressure, respiration, and heart activity.

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine

The ovaries of women function of endocrine organs by producing which to hormones

Estrogen and progesterone

Which of the following hormone pairs is antagonistic (work against) -epinephrine and norepinephrine -estrogen and progesterone -Oxytocin and prolactin -glucagon and insulin -thyroxine T4 and try biota MT3

Glucagon and insulin

Disorders associated with the endocrine system can be caused by problems with?

Hormone production or lack of receptors for the hormones on the target cells

Which of the following parts of the brain links the endocrine system

Hypothalamus

All of the following may result from untreated diabetes mellitus except which one? -neural disorders -kidney failure -blindness -increases its susceptibility cancer -cardiovascular disorders

Increases of the ability to cancer

Which mineral is required in the diet in order for active thyroid hormones to be produced

Iodine

What hormone stimulates the production of testosterone in males?

LH

The secretion of oxytocin during childbirth stimulates ADH release by which gland

Posterior pituitary gland

Harmons act upon specific target tissues because?

Target tissues display the appropriate receptor for a particular hormone

Which acts faster, hormones or the nervous system

The nervous system

When an increase in which hormone produced by the thyroid gland also increases the basal metabolic rate

Thyroxine