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