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.