Endocrine System Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What hormones enter the cell to initiate their effects? | Steroid & Thyroid Hormones |
Where is Growth Hormone secreted from? | Anterior Pituitary gland |
What is the function of Growth Hormone | Stimulates the growth of bones & skeletal muscle |
Where is prolactin secreted? | Anterior pituitary gland |
What does prolactin do? | Stimulates milk production in the mammary glands |
Where is adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secreted? | Anterior pituitary gland |
What does Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) do? | Regulates endocrine activity of adrenal gland |
Where is thyrotropic Hormone secreted? | Anterior pituitary gland |
What does thyrotropic hormone do? | Influences the growth and activity of the thyroid glands |
Where is follicle stimulating Hormone secreted? | Anterior pituitary gland |
What does follicle stimulating hormone do? | Stimulates follicle development in the ovaries and sperm development in the testes |
where is luteinizing hormone secreted? | Anterior Pituitary gland |
What does luteinizing hormone do? | Ovulation of egg, and causes ruptured follicle to produce progesterone |
Where is oxytocin secreted? | Posterior pituitary gland |
What does oxytocin do? | Stimulates contractions of the uterus |
Where is ADH/Vasopressin secreted? | Posterior pituitary gland |
What does ADH/Vasopressin do? | Inhibits/prevents urine production |
Where is the thyroid hormone secreted? | Thyroid Gland |
What are the two constituents of thyroid hormone? | Thyroxine and tri-iodothyronine |
What does thyroid hormone do? | Controls the rate at which glucose is oxidised |
Where is calcitonin secreted? | Thyroid gland |
What does calcitonin do? | Decreases blood calcium levels by depositing calcium into the bones |
Where is parathyroid hormone secreted? | Parathyroid gland |
What does parathyroid Hormone do? | Regulated calcium ion levels by negative feedback |
Where are mineralocorticoids secreted? | Adrenal cortex |
What do mineralocorticoids do? | Regulates mineral content of the blood |
Where are glucocorticoids secreted? | Adrenal cortex |
What does glucocorticoids do? | Promotes normal cell metabolism, long term stressor and they have anti-inflammatory properties |
Where is epinephrine, adrenaline and norepinephrine secreted? | Adrenal medulla |
What does epinephrine, adrenaline and norepinephrine do? | They increase heart rate, blood pressure and blood glucose levels |
Where is insulin secreted from? (Incl. Cell type) | Beta cells of the pancreas |
What does insulin do? | Turns glucose into glycogen |
Where is glucagon secreted from? (Incl. Cell) | Alpha cells of the pancreas |
What does glucagon do? | Turns glycogen into glucose |
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