Chpt 18 Word Scramble

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

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