A&P Chapter 9
Insulin causes:
A decrease in the concentration of blood glucose.
Generalized hyposecretion of all adrenal cortex hormones leads to _________.
Addison's disease.
Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulates the cortex portion of the _________ gland.
Adrenal.
Another name for epinephrine is _________.
Adrenaline.
Alcohol inhibits the secretion of:
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
The thyroid gland is located:
Below the Adam's apple.
Insulin is produced by cells of the pancreatic islets called:
Beta cells.
Which one of the following is NOT one of the major processes controlled by hormones:
Body coordination.
Which one of the following is NOT a symptom of Cushing's syndrome:
Bronze skin tones.
Which of these hormones regulate calcium levels in the body:
Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone.
Being lipid soluble, steroids can do all of the following EXCEPT:
Catalyze cyclic AMP.
Hyposecretion of thyroxine in early childhood leads to:
Cretinism.
Hypersecretion of glucocorticoids, often caused by a tumor, results in _________.
Cushing's syndrome.
Which one of the following is NOT an action of catecholamines:
Decreased blood pressure.
The secondary sex characteristics brought about by testosterone secretion do NOT include:
Development of breasts.
Polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia are indicative of a disease called _________.
Diabetes mellitus.
The "fight-or-flight" response triggers the release of:
Epinephrine.
Which of these hormones is released by the adrenal medulla:
Epinephrine.
Which one of the following is NOT produced by the adrenal cortex:
Epinephrine.
An enlargement of the thyroid gland resulting from a deficiency of dietary iodine is called:
Goiter.
Most endocrine organs are prodded into action by other hormones; this type of stimulus is called:
Hormonal stimulus.
Glucagon acts as an antagonist to a hormone called _________.
Insulin.
The _________ cells of the testes produce testosterone.
Interstital.
Prostaglandins are:
Lipid hormones manufactures in cell plasma membranes.
The hormone that triggers ovulation of an egg from the female ovary is:
Luteinizing hormone.
A hormone called _________ is believed to play an important role in establishing the body's day-night cycle.
Melatonin.
Insulin and glucagon are both hormones that are produced by _________.
Pancreaticisley cells.
Calcitonin is made by the _________ of the thyroid gland.
Parafollicular cells.
Tetany resulting from uncontrolled muscle spasms may indicate a malfunction of the:
Parathyroid glands.
The hypothalamus is most closely associated with the:
Pituitary gland.
Which hormone that appears works with estrogen to bring about the menstrual cycle:
Progesterone.
A hormone called _________ plays an important role in incubating a special group of white blood cells.
Thymosin.
The body's major metabolic hormone is called:
Thyroid hormone.
Anteriorly protruding eyes associated with hyperthyroidism is called _________.
Exophthalamos.
Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are called _________.
Androgens.
Which one of the following hormones exerts its primary effects on the reproductive organs:
Follicle-stimulating hormone.
Hypersecretion of growth hormone during childhood results in _________.
Giantism.
Hypersecretion of a growth hormone after long bone growth has ended (as an adult) is called:
Gigantism.
Insulin works as an antagonist to:
Glucagon.
Cortisone and cortisol are types of _________ produced by the middle cortical layer of the adrenal gland.
Glucocorticoids.
An enlargement of the thyroid gland is called a _________.
Goiter.
The chemical messengers of the endocrine system are known as:
Hormones.
Home pregnancy tests check for a hormone in the fenale's urine called _________.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG).
The cells in the testes that produce testosterone are called:
Interstitial cells.
The element necessary in the diet for proper thyroid function is:
Iodine.
The hormone that appears to help regulate our sleep-awake cycles is:
Melatonin.
The pineal gland produces:
Melatonin.
Which one of the following is NOT a sign of diabetes mellitus:
Moon face.
Negative feedback mechanisms regulate:
Most hormones.
The posterior pituitary gland releases two hormones called _________ and _________.
Oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone.
Which one of the following hormones is NOT produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland:
Oxytocin.
Growth hormone:
Promotes growth in long bones and skeletal muscles.
Rising blood levels of aldosterone cause the kidney tubules to:
Reabsorb sodium.
Glucocorticoids do all of the following EXCEPT:
Regulate salt content of the blood.
The enzyme produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops, stimulating a release of aldosterone, is called:
Renin.
The enzyme produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops, which causes the release of aldosterone, is called _________.
Renin.
Mineralocorticoids regulate the concentration of _________ and _________ ions in our blood.
Sodium and potassium.
Diabetes insipidus is caused by hyposecretion of:
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
Which of these hormones does NOT play a role in reproduction:
Antidiuretic hormone.
Which one of the following is NOT an anterior pituitary hormone:
Antidiuretic hormone.
Which one of the following is NOT typical of the changes that follow the binding of a hormone to its target cells:
Cellular mutations occur.
Estrogens do all of the following EXCEPT:
Stimulate growth of facial hair.
Tropic hormones:
Stimulate other endocrine glands to secrete hormones.
Which one of the following is NOT a function of oxytocin:
Stimulation of menstruation.
The hormone responsible for the maturation of white blood cells known as T lymphocytes is:
Thymosin.
Another name for antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is _________.
Vasopressin.
