Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

hormones

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Hormone
Gland/Action
oxytocin   peptide / posterior pituitary/ promotes labor contractions  
🗑
Antidiurietic Hormone (ADH)   peptide / posterior pituitary/ promotes water retension  
🗑
growth hormone   peptide/anterior pituitary/ promotes growth  
🗑
prolactin   peptide/ anterior pituitary/ stimulates milk production  
🗑
FSH   peptide/ a. pituitary/ stimulates production of ova and sperm  
🗑
LH   peptides/ a. pituitary/ regulates menstrual cycles  
🗑
TSH   peptide/ thyroid/ stimulates production of thyroid hormone  
🗑
ACTH   peptide/ thyroid/ stimulates production of glucocorticoids  
🗑
T3 and T4 (Thyroxine)   peptide/ thyroid/ regulates metabolic processes  
🗑
calcitonin   peptide/ thyroid/ lowers blood calcium levels  
🗑
parathyroid hormone (PTH)   peptide/ parathyroid/ raises blood calcium levels  
🗑
insulin   peptide/ pancrease/ lowers blood glucose levels  
🗑
glucagon   peptide/ pancrease/ raises blood glucose levels  
🗑
epinephrine adn norepinephrine   peptide/ adrenal glands/ fight or flight response  
🗑
glucocorticoids   steroids/ adrenal cortex/ raises blood glucose  
🗑
mineralcorticoids   steroid/ adrenal cortex/ stimulates ion retention by the kidneys  
🗑
androgens   steroid/ testes/ helps sperm production and male puberty  
🗑
estrogen   steroid/ ovaries/ regulates menstral cycle and female puberty  
🗑
progesterone   steroid/ ovaries/ promotes uterine lining growth  
🗑
melatonin   peptide/ pineal gland/ regulates biological rhythms  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: samft98c