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A&P1 - Chapter 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are peptide hormones composed of? | amino acids |
| List some amino acid derived hormones? | melatonin, norepinephrines, thyroid hormone, and epinephrine |
| The most complex endocrine responses involve the | hypothalamus |
| Changes in the blood osmotic pressure would most affect the secretion of | ADH |
| The posterior pituitary gland secretes | ADH |
| What hormones are produced by the pars distalis of the adenohypophysis? | FSH, somatotrophin, corticotropin and TSH |
| What are the functions of hormone oxytocin? | promotes uterine contractions, is responsible for milk expression from the mammory glands, is produced in the hypothalamus and triggers prostate gland contraction |
| What are the functions of growth hormone? | promotes muscle growth, is glucose sparing, promotes amino acid uptake by cells and promotes bone growth |
| Liver cells respond to growth hormone by releasing hormones called? | somatomedins |
| The pituitary hormone that triggers the release of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland is? | TSH |
| The pituitary hormone that triggers the release of glucocorticoids from the suprarenal cortex is? | ACTH |
| The pituitary hormone that promotes egg development in ovaries and sperm development in testes is? | FSH |
| The pituitary hormone that causes the kidney to reduce water loss is? | ADH |
| What are some know effects of thyroid hormone on peripheral tissues? | increased heart rate, increase body temp, increased oxygen consumption, and increased sensitivity to adrenergenic stimulation |
| A hormone that can lower blodd levels of calcium is? | calcitonin |
| The condition known as goiter can result from? | little iodine in the diet |
| The condition known as hirsutism can result from too much? | androgen production |
| The hormone that does the opposite of calcitonin is? | parathyroid hormone |
| The suprarenal medulla produces? | catecholamines |
| A horone that promotes gluconeogenesis in the liver is? | cortisol |
| A hormone that helps to regulate the sodium ion content of the body is? | aldosterone |
| Too little secretion of cortisol and aldosterone causes? | addison disease |
| Describe the pineal gland. | it is a component of the epithalamus, secretes melatonin, responds to light and darkness and contains pinealocytes |
| Inadequate iodine in the diet may lead to? | a gotter |
| Cells can respond to ___ hormone(s) at the same time. | several |
| Norepinephrine and epinephrine are considered to be a __ when released into the blood stream, but a __ when released at synapses. | hormone, neurotransmitter |
| The kidneys secrete ___, ___, and ____ | renin, calcitriol, and erythropoietin |
| Melantonin is produced by the? | pineal gland |
| The two lobes of the pituitary gland together produce how many formones? | 9 |
| Cushing disease results from an excess of? | glucocorticoids |
| What are the primary targets of insulin? | cardiac muscle cells, adipocytes, liver cells and skeletal muscle urination |
| What is polyuria? | excessive urination |
| What are some signs and symptoms that would indicate that a person has untreated diabetes mellitus? | excessive thirst, blood glucose levels are very high, a large excretion of urine occurs and glucose is present in the urine in large amounts |
| When blood glucose level rise, ___ and when blood glucose levels fall, ____ | insulin is released, glucagon is released |
| What hormones (1-14) are secreted? | |
| Define calmodulin | a regulatory subunit of calcium dependent enzymes |
| Define target cells | cells that are responsive to specific hormones |
| Define neurohypophysis synergists | |
| Define epinephrine | |
| Define leptin |
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