chapter 17

In a positive feedback loop, if concentrations of a specific hormone increase, what is the response of the effector organ?

More of that hormone is secreted, which prompts further secretion of that hormone.

Which hormone is NOT paired correctly with its function or its location of secretion?

adrenocorticotropic hormone / A glucocorticoid that when present in large quantity will depress the inflammatory response and inhibit the immune system.

Steroid hormones are molecules that are derived from __________.

cholesterol

An endocrine cell that secretes its hormone in response to the presence of another hormone is said to be controlled by humoral stimuli.

false

If excessive amounts of growth hormone are secreted before epiphyseal plates have closed, the result is __________ .

gigantism

Individuals with type 2 diabetes

may often control their disease by diet and exercise.

The sella turcicia ("Turkish saddle") contains the hypophyseal fossa, a depression that holds the pituitary gland (or hypophysis).

sella turcicia

All endocrine glands secrete their hormones into the bloodstream.

true