HaneyAP-Endocrine Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What are the two types of glands in the body? | Exocrine glands and endocrine glands. |
What does the hormone oxytocin do? | Stimulates uterine contractions at end of pregnancy and stimulates the release of milk into breast ducts. |
What does the follicle-stimulating hormone do for a male | Stimulates seminiferous tubules of testes to grow and produce sperm. |
What is the small depression of the sphenoid bone that is shaped like a saddle? | Sella Turcica |
The outer layer of the adrenal cortex secretes hormones called ______________________. | Mineralocorticoids |
The inner part of the adrenal gland produces what hormones? | Epinephrine and norepinephrine |
What is the difference between Alpha cells and Beta cells? | Alpha cells secrete the hormone glucagon and Beta cells secrete the hormone insulin |
Ovarian follicles secrete what hormone and what does it do? | Estrogen- promotes development and maintenance of female sexual characteristics. |
What is thymosin a big part of? | The development and function of the body's immune system. |
What hormone is secreted by the lining of the stomach and boosts appetite? | Ghrelin |
Fat-storing cells secrete what hormone throughout the body? | Leptin |
What hormone stimulates retention of water by the kidneys? | Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
What makes nonsteroid hormones and steroid hormones different? | The mechanisms that influence target cells |
What does the same general functions as the nervous system? | Endocrine system |
What inhibits tropic hormones that affect the ovaries and my be involved in the body's internal clock? | Melatonin |
What are the three classes of prostaglandins? | Prostaglandin A, prostaglandin E and prostaglandin F. |
What speeds up the movement of digested proteins? | Growth hormone |
What hormone is secreted by the outer zone of the adrenal cortex? | mineralocorticoids |
What stimulates female sex drive and is similar to testosterone? | Androgens |
What hormone helps the body resist or avoid stress? | Epinephrine and norepinephrine (adrenaline) |
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