Ch 18 The Endocrine system
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
