Ch 18 The Endocrine system

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The pituitary hormone that controls the release of glucocorticoids from the adreal cortex is

ACTH

Changes in blood osmotic pressure would affect the levels of _________ in blood.

ADH

Neurons of the supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus manufacture _____ to be secreted by the posterior pituitary gland

ADH

The zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex produces

Androgens

The pituitary hormone that promotes egg development in ovaries and sperm development is

FSH

Thyroid hormone contains mineral

Iodine

Neurons of the paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus manufacture ______ to be secreted by the posterior pituitary

Oxytocin

Antidiurectic Hormone or vasopressin

Promotes the re-absorption of water from the collecting ducts of the kidneys, cna also increase blood pressure. released by the posterior pituitary

Oxytocin

Stimulates contractions of smooth muscle of the uterus during labor and the contractions of the mammary gland assisting in milk secretion. is secreted by the posterior pituitary

The pituitary hormone that triggers the release of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland is

TSH

What is true about steroid hormones?

are produced by reproductive glands, are lipids, bind to receptors within the cell and are structurally similar to cholesterol

The hormone that is synergistic to growth hormone is

cortisol

The hormone that promotes the conversion of lipids to glucose and the formation of glycogen in the liver is

cortisol

When blood glucose levels fall

glucagon is released

The cells of the parathyroid gland produce a hormone that

increase the level of calcium ions in the blood

Follicle cells in the ovary produce large quantities of ______ when stimulated by FSH

inhibin

What pancreatic hormone that causes blood sugar levels to fall

insulin

the corpus luteum secretes

progesterone

They hypothalamus controls secretions of the anterior pituitary by way of

releasing and inhibiting hormones

A hormone that can lower blood levels of calcium ion

Calcitonin

The adrenal medulla prduces

Catecholamines


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