Chapter 9 endocrine system

Antidiurectic hormone is produced in the

hypothalamus

What is the primary function of thymosin?

Essential for normal development of T lymphocytes

What is the target organ of thyroid stimulating hormones?

thyroid

which hormone causes the kidneys to reabsorb water from urine, increasing blood volume?

antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

The hypothalamus makes two hormones, ---- and ----, that are stored by the posterior pituitary.

oxytocin and antidiuertic hormone

Which endocrine gland is most closely associated with the hypothalamus ?

pituitary gland

The ---- is a temporary organ formed in the uterus of a pregnant women

placenta

Where are the parathyroid hormones located

posterior surface if the thyroid gland

Which two hormones play a role in the milk reflex and maintaining milk production in breast?

prolactin and oxytocin

Water soluble hormones ( proteins and peptide hormones) activate target cells using?

second messenger system

Hormones only affect certain tissue cells or organs known as

target tissues

Most hormones are regulated by ---- feedback mechanisms

Negative

Which of the anterior pituitary hormones regulates endocrine activity of the adrenal cortex?

adrenocoricotropic hormone

Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are called

androgens

Adrenocorticotropic hormone is produced where

anterior pituitary

Growth hormone is produced in the

anterior pituitary

Luteneizing hormone is produced by the

anterior pituitary

Thyroid stimulating hormone is produced in the

anterior pituitary

prolactin is produced in the

anterior pituitary

Which system produced chemical messengers known as hormones?

endocrine system

Which of these hormones is released by the adrenal medulla?

epinephrine

The hormone that stimulates follicle development by female ovaries and sperm by male testes is?

follicle stimulating hormone

Cortisone and cortisol are types of ---- produced by the middle layer of the adrenal gland.

glucocorticoids

Home pregnancy tests checks for a hormone in the females urine called?

human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

Oxytocin is produced in the

hypothalamus

When blood glucose levels are high, the beta cells of the pancreas release ---- to decrease it.

insulin

The pineal gland produces

melatonin

Which hormone appears to play an important role in establishing the sleep wake cycle?

melatonin