Endocrine System BA
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| Produces the hormones that promote the development of the female secondary sexual characteristics at puberty. | Ovaries.
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| Storehouse for the hormones produced by the hypothalamus of the brain. | Pituitary Gland.
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| Produces the hormones that direct the production of the secondary male sex characteristics. | Testes
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| Produce steroid hormones and glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. | Adrenal Glands
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| Produces hormones and is considered a neuroendocrine organ. | Hypothalamus
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| Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH). | Bones and Muscles
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| Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). | Testes or Ovaries
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| Prolactin-releasing hormone (PRH). | Mammary Glands
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| Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). | Adrenal Cortex
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| Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). | Thyroid
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| An autoimmune problem involving the thyroid gland. | Graves' Disease
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| Hyposecretion of growth hormone. | Pituitary Dwarfism
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| Hyposecretion of the pancreas. | Diabetes Mellitus
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| Hyposecretion of the adrenal cortex. | Addison's Disease
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| Hypersecretion of growth hormone. | Acromegaly
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| Hyposecretion of the thyroid in adults. | Myxedema.
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| Hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex. | Cushing's Desease
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| Hyposecretion of the thyroid in infants. | Cretinism
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| In humans, melatonin may inhibit sexual maturation. | True
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| The antagonistic hormones that regulate the blood calcium level are calcitonin-parathormone. | True
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| Both "turn on" factors (hormonal, humoral, and neural stimuli) and "turn off" factors (feedback inhibition and others) may be modulated by the activity of the nervous system. | True
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| ACTH stimulates the adrenal cortex to release corticosteroid hormones. | True
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| LH is also referred to as a gonadotropin. | True
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| With age, chronic stress increases blood levels of cortisol and appears to contribute to memory deterioration. | True
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| Oxytocin is a strong stimulant of uterine contractions. | True
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| Type 2 diabetics may reflect declining receptor sensitivity to insulin rather than decreased insulin production. | True
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| The prime metabolic effect of cortisol is gluconeogenesis. | True
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| The beta cells are the pancreatic islet cells that produce insulin. | True
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| Atrial natriuretic peptide is a hormone that controls blood pressure in part by increasing the urinary excretion sodium. | True
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| Although glucagon is a small polypeptide, it is nevertheless very potent in its regulatory effects. | True
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| The thyroid gland is a large gland that controls metabolic functions throughout the life of an individual. | True
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| Many hormone synthesized in the gastrointestinal tract are chemically identical to brain neurotransmitters. | True
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| All of the following hormones are secreted by the adenohypophysis: ACTH, FSH, and LH. | True
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| Iodine is an essential element required for the synthesis of thyroxine. | True
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| The endocrine gland that is probably malfunctioning if a person has a high metabolic rate is the parathyroid. | False
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| Gluconeogenesis occurs in the liver due to the action of | Cortisol
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| Normal development of the immune response is due in part to hormones produced by the | Thymus Gland
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| Virtually all of the protein or amino acid-based hormones exert their effects through intracellular | Second messengers
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| Which of the following is not a category of endocrine gland stimulus? | Enzyme
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| Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids and that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called | Hormones
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| The hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract | is partly contained within the infundibulum
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| Which of the following is not a cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus | polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia are all signs
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| Which of the choices below is not a factor required for target cell activation by hormone receptor interaction | type of hormone
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| Oxytocin | release is an example of a positive feedback control mechanism
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| ADH | is inhibited by alcohol
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| Thyroid hormone exerts its influence by | entering some cells and binding to intracellular receptors within the nuclei
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| Gonadocorticoid(s) | production by the adrenal gland is insignificant compared with sex hormone release from the gonads during late puberty
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