Chapter 9 endocrine system
Antidiurectic hormone is produced in the
hypothalamus
What is the primary function of thymosin?
Essential for normal development of T lymphocytes
What is the target organ of thyroid stimulating hormones?
thyroid
which hormone causes the kidneys to reabsorb water from urine, increasing blood volume?
antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
The hypothalamus makes two hormones, ---- and ----, that are stored by the posterior pituitary.
oxytocin and antidiuertic hormone
Which endocrine gland is most closely associated with the hypothalamus ?
pituitary gland
The ---- is a temporary organ formed in the uterus of a pregnant women
placenta
Where are the parathyroid hormones located
posterior surface if the thyroid gland
Which two hormones play a role in the milk reflex and maintaining milk production in breast?
prolactin and oxytocin
Water soluble hormones ( proteins and peptide hormones) activate target cells using?
second messenger system
Hormones only affect certain tissue cells or organs known as
target tissues
Most hormones are regulated by ---- feedback mechanisms
Negative
Which of the anterior pituitary hormones regulates endocrine activity of the adrenal cortex?
adrenocoricotropic hormone
Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are called
androgens
Adrenocorticotropic hormone is produced where
anterior pituitary
Growth hormone is produced in the
anterior pituitary
Luteneizing hormone is produced by the
anterior pituitary
Thyroid stimulating hormone is produced in the
anterior pituitary
prolactin is produced in the
anterior pituitary
Which system produced chemical messengers known as hormones?
endocrine system
Which of these hormones is released by the adrenal medulla?
epinephrine
The hormone that stimulates follicle development by female ovaries and sperm by male testes is?
follicle stimulating hormone
Cortisone and cortisol are types of ---- produced by the middle layer of the adrenal gland.
glucocorticoids
Home pregnancy tests checks for a hormone in the females urine called?
human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
Oxytocin is produced in the
hypothalamus
When blood glucose levels are high, the beta cells of the pancreas release ---- to decrease it.
insulin
The pineal gland produces
melatonin
Which hormone appears to play an important role in establishing the sleep wake cycle?
melatonin
