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Question 1

What does Hypothalamus do

Answer 1

makes hormones that control the the pituitary gland

Question 2

Hypothalamus produces……..that are transported to ………..of the posterior pituitary and stored in it

Answer 2

Oxytocin-ADH, neurosecretory cells

Question 3

Pituitary gland is also referred to as the ………

Why?

Answer 3

Master gland.

Cuz it controls other parts of the endocrine system.

Question 4

Pituitary gland hangs by a ……. from the hypothalamus gland

Answer 4

Stalk

Question 5

Anterior pituitary > ……… tissue

Posterior pituitary > ……….tissue

Answer 5

Glandular, nervous

Question 6

Five main anterior pituitary hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands:

Answer 6

1) growth hormones(GH): metabolic hormones that affect growth skeletal muscle and bones
2) prolactin(prl): stimulates milk production after birth
3) adrenocorticotropic hormone(acth): Regulates endocrine activity of the adrenal cortex
4) thyroid-stimulating hormones(tsh): influences growth and activity of the thyroid gland
5) gonadotropic hormones: follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH) and luteinizing hormone(LH): regulates hormonal activity of the gonads

Question 7

What are the hormones of the posterior pituitary and their function

Answer 7

• oxytocin: main target organ is the uterus. Stimulates contractions during labor and causes milk ejection
• anti-diuretic hormone(ADH): maim target organ is the kidney. It can inhabit urine production

Question 8

The pineal gland releases………

Which Is involved in………. such as………

Answer 8

Melatonin

Rhythmic activities, sleep-wake cycles

Question 9

What does the thyroid gland secret and what are they produced by and functions

Answer 9

1) thyroxine(T4) and triiodothyronine(T3): produced by thyroid follicles. Regulates metabolic activity
2) calcitonin: produced by parafollicular cells in thyroid gland. Decreases blood calcium levels

Question 10

What is set of 4 small glands behind your thyroid called?

What does it secret and it’s function

Answer 10

• Parathyroid gland

- parathyroid hormone(PTH), regulates the level of calcium in the blood

Question 11

The pancreas is a……. gland

Answer 11

Mixed

Question 12

What systems is the pancreas apart of? What does the pancreas do?

Answer 12

• Endocrine sys and digestive sys

- makes digestive enzymes that break down food

Question 13

What hormones does the pancreas make? Their function?

Answer 13

Insulin and glucagon, regulates level of glucose in the blood