Endocrine System
Adrenal Cortex
Aldosterone, Cortisone, Glucocorticoids
Adrenal Medulla
Catecholamines
True
Exocrine glands are considered ductless glands because they release their hormones into the blood or lymph
Alpha cells of pancreatic islets
Glucagon
Anterior Pituitary
Growth hormone, prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone
Placenta
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
False
Hypersecretion of growth hormone during childhood leads to pituitary dwarfism
True
Hyposecretion of FSH or LH leads to sterility in both males and females
Beta cells of pancreatic islets
Insulin
Ovary
Major producer of female hormones
Pineal
Melatonin
True
Most hormones are regulated by negative feedback mechanisms
False
Neurosecretory cells transport oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone to the anterior pituitary gland for storage
Posterior Pituitary
Oxytocin, Antidiuretic hormone
Parathyroids
Parathormone
Hypothalamus
Producer of hormones released by the posterior pituiary
Thymosin
Programs T lymphocytes
Progesterone
Promotes growth of uterine lining
Antidiuretic Hormone
Promotes water retention by the kidneys
Parathyroid hormone
Raises blood calcium levels
Insulin
Reduces blood glucose levels
True
Releasing and inhibiting hormones produced by the hypothalamus travel to the anterior pituitary through the blood the portal circulation
Oxytocin
Stimulates contraction of the uterus
Growth Hormone
Stimulates growth of bone and muscles
Prolactin
Stimulates milk production
False
The endocrine system is generally faster than the nervous system in coordinating the activities of body cells
Pituitary Gland
The gland that has both glandular and nervous tissue associated
Thyroid Gland
The gland that is primarily responsible for body metabolism
Pancreas
The gland that produces insulin and glucagon
Pineal Gland
The gland that produces melatonin
Thymus
The gland that produces thymosin
Parathyroid Glands
The glands that act as antagonists to the thyroid gland
Adrenal Glands
The glands that produce steroids and catecholamines
True
The pituitary gland is found in the brain closely associated with the hypothalamus
True
The posterior pituitary gland stores the hormones it releases, but does not manufacture them.
True
The target issue of prolactin is the female breast
Thymus
Thymosin
True
Thyroid hormone is actually two iodine-containing hormones called T3 and T4
Thyroid
Thyroxine, Calcitonin
