ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
The islets of Langerhans
secrete insulin and glucalon
Growth hormone
secreted by the adenohypophysis, stimulates growth of the musculoskeletal system, also called somatotropic hormone
Lactogenic hormone
stimulates the mammary glands to make milk
Portal capillaries carry releasing hormones from the brain to the
Anterior pituitary gland
Which gland secretes TSH, ACTH, and growth hormone
Anterior pituitary gland
Insulin, cortisol, thyroxine, and oxitocin
Are hormones
Insulin and Glucalon
Are secreted by the pancreas and are concerned with the regulation of blood glucose
A deficiency of insulin causes
Hyperglycemia
Catecholamines
Include epinephrine (adrenalin) and norepinephrin
Steroids
Include the glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and androgens
Oxytocin
Is a neurohypophyseal hormone that stimulates the uterine muscle to contract, thereby assisting in labor
Enlargement of the thyroid gland
Is called a goiter
The adrenal medulla
Is part of the fight or flight response, cortisol, steroids, glucocorticoids, estrogen, progesterone, androgen.
The adrenal cortex
Is the target gland of ACTH
Which of the following structures connects the hypothalamus and the adenohypophysis
Portal capillaries
The adenohypophisys
Refers to the anterior pituitary gland
Iodine-containing hormones
Regulate the metabolic rate
Which of the following hormones are found within the hypophyseal-hypothalamic portal capillaries
Releasing hormones
T3, T4, and calcitonin are
Secreted by the thyroid gland
Which of the following is the response to low plasma levels of calcium
Secretion of PTH
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin
Stimulate the kidney to excrete Na+ and water
Which of the following is least associated with the adrenal medulla
Sugar, salt, sex
Testosterone is best described as
Virilizing
Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone
are secreted by the gonads
What is the stimulus for the release of insulin
High plasma levels of glucose
Which of the following is not controlled by a hypothalamic-releasing hormone
ADH
Which gland is associated with "sugar, salt, sex"
Adrenal cortex
Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone
Control plasma levels of calcium
Which of the following is least descriptive of the Hypothalamus
Controls the secretion of the anterior pituitary gland
Sugar, salt and sex is descriptive for
Cortisol, aldosterone, and testosterone
