5. Chemical Families Of Hormones

Question 1

What are the 3 chemical families hormones may belong to?

Answer 1

Proteins
Amines
Steroids

Question 2

Composition of proteins?

Answer 2

Peptides

Question 3

Composition of amines?

Answer 3

Amino acids

Question 4

Composition of steroids?

Answer 4

Lipids

Question 5

Which glands secrete proteins?

Answer 5

Pituitary and pancreas

Question 6

Which hormones are proteins? (10)

Answer 6

FSH, TSH, GH, LH, AcTH, prolactin
ADH, oxytocin
insulin, glucagon

Question 7

Which glands secrete steroids?

Answer 7

Adrenal cortex

Gonads

Question 8

Which hormones are steroids?

Answer 8

Aldosterone, cortisol

Oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone

Question 9

Which glands secrete amines?

Answer 9

Thyroid
Parathyroid
Thymus
Adrenal medulla

Question 10

Which hormones are amines?

Answer 10

Thyroxine, Calcitonin
Parathyroid hormone
Thymosins
Adrenaline, noradrenaline

Question 11

All hormones are:
Controlled by the a\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ n\_\_\_\_\_\_ s\_\_\_\_\_
Produced in e\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ glands
Are tissue-s\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Transported in the b\_\_\_\_

Answer 11

Autonomic nervous system
Endocrine
Specific
Blood

Question 12

Hormones circulate in the bloodstream until they come into contact with specific r_______ p_______, and work like the l___ and k__ principle

Answer 12

Receptor proteins

Lock and key

Question 13

How do hormones alter cellular metabolism?

Answer 13

Increase cellular processes
Decrease cellular processes
Initiate new cellular processes