Exam 1 AP2 questions

The release of which pituitary hormone would lead to an increased level of somatomedins in the blood?

Growth hormone

What might occur in an overdose of insulin?

low blood glucose

Liver cells respond to growth hormone by releasing hormones called

somatomedins

The testes produce

testosterone

The pituitary hormone that controls the release of steroid hormones from the adrenal cortex is

ACTH

List the three phases of the stress response.

Alarm phase, resistance phase, and exhaustion phase

What organ DOES NOT contain target cells for oxytocin

Heart

Name the hormone and enzyme secreted by the kidneys

The kidneys secrete the hormone erythropoietin and the enzyme renin

The outer layer of the adrenal gland is the

cortex

A hormone that promotes glucose formation in the liver is

cortisol

The two lobes of the pituitary gland together produce how many hormones

9

All of the following are targets for insulin except

Blood cells

The hypothalamus is important for what 2 systems

Endocrine and nervous

Which of the following hormones increase and prolonged effects of the sympathetic nervous system?

Epinephrine

Inadequate iodine in the diet would NOT lead to

Hypothyroidism

Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system would NOT result in

Increased urine production

The pituitary hormone that promote ovarian secretion of progesterone and testicular secretion of testosterone is

LH

Define synergistic effect

When 2 hormones have an effect where the net result is greater than the sum of the hormones individual effects

Define regulatory hormone

a hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that controls endocrine cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

The anterior lobe of the pituitary is also known as the

adenohypophysis

The posterior lobe of the pituitary is also known as the

neurohypophysis

The hypothalamus controls secretion by the anterior pituitary by

secreting releasing and inhibiting factors into a tiny portal system