Chapter 11

An example of a mineralocorticoid is

Aldosterone

The building block of protein hormones are

Amino acids

A hormone from the posterior pituitary that is involved in water balance is

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

The best treatment for anaphylaxis is

Epinephrine

Oral contraceptives contain

Estrogen and progesterone

Lipid hormones are made from

Fatty acids

The suffix -poiesis means

Forming

The stalk connecting the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland is called the

Infundibulum

What effect would a large increase in cortisol have on glucagon and insulin secretion?

Insulin would be increased, glucagon would be decreased

Which of the following is a gonadotropic hormone?

Luetinizing hormone

The hormone produced by the pineal gland is

Melatonin

Which of the following hormones is synthisized in the posterior pituitary?

Oxytocin

Which of the following is NOT a product of the adrenal gland?

Progesterone

Local hormones produced by most body tissues are

Prostagladins

Hormones attach to plasma membrane proteins called

Receptors

Growth hormone is also known as

Somatotropin

A hormone that increases sodium loss and lowers blood pressure is

antidiuretic hormone

Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone secretions are regulated by negative feedback. Increased blood calcium levels result in...

increases calcitonin and decreased parathyroid hormone

The islets of the Langerhans are found in the

pancreas

A word ending for a hormone that controls another gland is

-tropin

Cortisol is produced by the

Adrenal cortex

ACTH acts on the adrenal _____

Cortex

The large gland located on either side of the larynx is the

Thyroid

The gland that produces calcitonin is the

Thyroid gland

The target tissue for oxytocin are the

Uterus and breast