Anatomy Part 2 Exam 1

The consistent pattern of hormonal and physiological responses to stresses of different kinds is called the ________.

general adaptation syndrome or stress response

Hormones produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that regulate the male and female reproductive organs are collectively called ________.

gonadotrophins

Adipocytes produce a peptide hormone called ________ that acts on the hypothalamus.

leptin

The ________ gland sits along the superior border of the kidney.

suprarenal

The outer layer of the suprarenal gland is the ________.

suprarenal cortex

The inner portion of the suprarenal gland is the ________.

suprarenal medulla

Two hormones that have additive effects are called ________.

synergists

Peripheral cells that respond to a hormone are called ________.

target cells

The thyroid gland is composed of many ________ that produce and store thyroid hormone.

thyroid follicles

The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland can be divided into three parts: the pars distalis, the pars intermedia, and the pars __________.

tuberalis

Thyroid hormones are structural derivatives of the amino acid ________.

tyrosine

Two hormones that have opposing effects are called ________.

antagonists

The intracellular protein _____ binds calcium ion

calmodulin

Receptors for ________, peptide hormones, and eicosanoids are found in the cell membranes of target cells.

catecholamines

The suprarenal cortex produces steroid hormones called ________.

corticosteriods

The hormone that dominates the alarm phase of the stress response is ________.

epinephrine

The anterior lobe of the pituitary is also known as the ______

adenohypophysis

In the endocrine system, the functional counterparts of neural reflexes are _______

endocrine reflexes

Hormones that produce different but complementary results are called ________.

intergrative

The two lobes of the thyroid gland are connected by the ________.

isthmus

The posterior lobe of the pituitary is also known as the ________.

neurohypophysis

When one hormone is needed for a second hormone to produce an effect, it is called

permissive

The endocrine system regulates physiological processes through the binding of hormones to ________ on target cells.

receptors