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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which endocrine gland produces a response to stress? | Adrenal |
| Hormones are classified as ________. | Chemicals |
| The pancreas is located in the ____________. | Abdominal cavity |
| Which endocrine gland is located in the cranial cavity? | Pituitary |
| The endocrine portion of the pancreas is the ____________. | Islets fo langerhans |
| Which endocrine glands are located above the kidneys? | Adrenal |
| What synthetic hormone could be given to a pregnant woman to cause her to go into labor? | Oxytocin |
| FSH stimulates the growth of the graafian follicle in the _______________. | ovaries |
| The chemical substances secreted by endocrine glands are ______________. | hormones |
| One of the functions of the thyroid hormones is to _________________. | Stimulate_cellular_metabolism |
| Which endocrine gland is normally located in the pelvic cavity? | Ovary |
| The endocrine gland located in the thoracic cavity is the _____________. | Thymus |
| Parathormone tends to increase the concentration of______________. | calcium_in_the_blood |
| The parathyroid glands are located in the ________________. | Neck |
| Which two pituitary hormones act on the ovaries and testes? | FSH and LH |
| TSH is secreted by the pituitary gland and acts on the ______________. | Thyroid gland |
| The endocrine gland that is located in front of the trachea is the __________________. | Thyroid gland |
| Body cells that react to a particular hormone are called _________. | Target_organ_cells |