ch18 practice exam pt3
adh
after brain surgery, a patient receiving postoperative care in an intensive care unit began to pass large volumes of very dilute urine. the icu nurse administered a medicine that mimics the following hormones
somatomedins
liver cells respond to growth hormone by releasing hormones called
msh
the hormone produced by the pars intermedia of the adenohypophysis during early childhood is
oxytocin
the hormone that may be slowly administered by intravenous drip to accelerate labor and delivery is
acth
the pituitary hormone that controls the release of glucorticoids from the suprarenal cortex is
fsh
the pituitary hormone that promotes egg development in ovaries and sperm development in testes is
lh
the pituitary hormone that promotes ovarian secretion of progesterone and testicular secretion of testosterone is
somatotropin
the pituitary hormone that stimulates cell growth and replication by accelerating protein synthesis is
prolactin
the pituitary hormone that stimulates milk production by the mammary glands is
tsh
the pituitary hormone that triggers the release of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland is
adh
the posterior pituitary gland secretes
polyuria
the term used to describe excess production of urine
iodine
which of the following elements is necessary for the production of thyroid hormone
oxytocin
each of the following hormones is produced by the pars distalis of the adenohypophysis, except
adh
pituitary hormone that causes the kidney to reduce water loss is