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Chpt 18

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When a hormone is present in excessive levels, the number of target-cell receptors may decrease. This is Called   Down regulation  
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These hormones act on neighboring cells without entering the bloodstream.   Pancrines, Autocrines, and Local hormones  
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These are lipid soluble hormones derived from cholesterol.   Steroids  
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What is the major difference in the action of a water soluble hormone versus a lipid soluble?   The use of a second messenger  
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When one hormone opposing the action of another hormone is called?   antagonistic effects  
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What controls the anterior pituitary gland?   Action of hypothalamic hormones  
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Which of the anterior pituitary hormones stimulate growth?   Human Growth Hormone  
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Which hormone stimulates milk production?   Prolactin  
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Which anterior pituitary hormones stimulates Cortisol production?   Adrenocorticotropic hormone  
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Which anterior pituitary hormones stimulates sex cell production   Leutinizing Hormone  
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The pars distalis and the pars tuberalis:   The anterior pituitary  
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How many hormones do the 5 types of anterior pituitary secrete?   5  
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Which type of anterior pituitary cell secrets human growth hormone?   Somatotrophs  
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Which hormone does the posterior pituitary produce?   Oxytocin and Antidiruetic hormone  
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The amount of ADH that is secreted varies with?   Blood osmotic pressure  
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Which hormone opposes the action of parathyroid hormone?   Calcitonin  
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Parathyroid hormone is the major regulator of which ions in the blood?   Calcium  
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Which blood glucose lowering hormone is produced by the pancreatic islet cells?   Insulin  
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Which hormone promotes metabolic rate?   Thyroid hormone  
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Which hormone is stimulated bu decreases in blood glucose?   Glucagon  
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Which hormones are part of the body's long term response to stress?   Cortisol, hGH, Thyroid hormone  
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This is an amine hormone derived from seratonin   Melatonin  
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Which hormone requires a releasing hormone from the hypothalamus for its secretion?   prolactin  
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A "second messenger" for hormone response is   cAMP  
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For the formation of thyroxine to occur, it is essential that _____ be present.   iodine  
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A hormone released by the kidneys that stimulates the absorption of calcium ions from the digestive tract is   calcitriol  
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What stimulates the release of PTH from the parathyroid gland?   low levels of calcium ion in the blood  
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Which of the following is classified as a glucocorticoid?   cortisol  
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Which region of the adrenal gland produces mineralocorticoids?   zona glomerulosa  
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The _____ cells of the islets of Langerhans secrete insulin.   beta  
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Target cells for hypothalamic releasing hormones are in the   anterior pituitary  
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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of steroid hormones?   Receptors are located on the cell membrane  
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Which of the following has both endocrine and exocrine functions?   pancreas  
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Which of the following produce antagonistic results?   calcitonin and parathyroid hormone  
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Tropic hormones are secreted by the   anterior pituitary  
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone   stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids  
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Human growth hormone, through the action of insulinlike growth factors,   stimulates protein synthesis and inhibits protein breakdown  
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Glucocorticoids are produced in the   zona fasciculata, influence protein and fat metabolism, and promote vasoconstriction  
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Prostaglandins   are eicosanoids that act as local hormones in most body tissues.  
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The concentration of calcium ions and phosphates in the blood is regulated by   PTH  
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Which of the following hormones influence metabolism of most somatic cells?   T3  
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Which of the following are associated with diabetes mellitus?   glycosuria, polyuria, ketosis, and hyperglycemia  
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Which chemical acts both as a neurotransmitter in some locations and as a hormone in other locations?   norepinephrine  
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When an excess of a hormone is present the number of target cell receptors may decrease. This change is called   down-regulation  
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Autocrines are   local hormones that act on the same cell that secreted them  
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In the stomach, the release of histamine by mast cells stimulates nearby cells to secrete hydrochloric acid). Histamine can therefore be classified as   a paracrine  
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Eicosanoid hormones are produced in   all cells except red blood cells  
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The ____________ is the major integrating link between the nervous and endocrine systems.   hypothalamus  
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Upon entering the blood, steroid and thyroid hormones   attach to specific transport proteins  
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The cell bodies of the axons of the posterior pituitary gland are actually located in the   hypothalamus of the brain  
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Blood passes in a direct route from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary gland through the   hypophyseal portal veins  
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Which endocrine gland is NOT regulated by tropic hormones of the anterior pituitary?   parathyroid gland  
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The most abundant anterior pituitary hormone is   human growth hormone (hGH)  
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Abnormally high levels of which anterior pituitary hormone will lead to hyperglycemia?   human growth hormone  
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The posterior pituitary gland stores and secretes   oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone  
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If you drank a liter of water very quickly, the result would be   decreased secretion of antidiuretic hormone  
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Abnormally low secretion of ADH from the posterior pituitary gland results in the disease   diabetes insipidis  
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Adrenal hormones useful in treating chronic inflammatory disorders such as rheumatism are   glucocorticoids  
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The release of cortisol is stimulated by   ACTH  
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Type II diabetes most often occurs in humans who are overweight and   over 35 years in age  
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Either a deficiency of insulin production by the pancreas, or defects in insulin receptors on target cells, result in the disease   diabetes mellitus  
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Which hormone is not produced in the male?   relaxin  
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The pineal gland is located in the   brain  
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Jet lag is associated with the changes in secretion of a hormone from the   pineal gland  
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Thyroid hormones are synthesized in thyroglobulin from   iodine and tyrosine  
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The releasing hormones of the hypothalamus responsible for initiating the resistance reaction phase of the GAS are   CRH, TRH, and GHRH  
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Hormone secretion is regulated by all but which of the following?   cerebral spinal fluid changes  
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What does the nervous system and the endocrine system have in common?   Mediators  
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Protein receptors can _______?   Breakdown and build up  
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Down regulation makes hormones ____   less sensitive  
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Up regulation makes hormones ____   more sensitive  
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Lipid Soluble   Steroid, Thyroid, and N.O  
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Water Soluble?   Amine, Peptide, Protein, Eicosanid  
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Action of 2 hormones   Permissive  
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Hormones act together for more powerful outcome   Synergistic  
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Chief cells make   PTH  
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Vitamin D   Calitrol  
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Makes Glucagon   Alpha  
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Secretes Insulin   Beta  
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Master Gland   pituitary  
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Inhibits or release   Hypothalamus  
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What makes melatonin   Pineal Gland  
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