Ch 18: Endocrine Glands

Question 1

Regulation of metabolism

Answer 1

Control rate of nutrient utilization in energy production
-Regulate blood glucose levels

Question 2

Control of food, intake, and digestion

Answer 2

Regulate level of satiation in the breakdown of food into individual nutrients


Question 3

Ion regulation

Answer 3

Monitoring blood, pH, as well as sodium, potassium and calcium concentration of blood

Question 4

Control of water balance

Answer 4

Regulate water balance, by controlling the solute concentration of blood

Question 5

Control of reproductive functions

Answer 5

Control of the development and functions of reproductive systems in males and females
-Estrogen and testosterone

Question 6

Uterine contractions and milk release

Answer 6

Stimulates of you no contractions during delivery and stimulate milk released from breast

Question 7

Function of the hypothalamus

Answer 7

Produce ADH and oxytocin

Question 8

Pineal gland

Answer 8

Produces melatonin for sleep wake cycle

Question 9

To Glands from the pituitary gland

Answer 9

Anterior and posterior pituitary gland

Question 10

Thyroid gland

Answer 10

Produce, thyroid, hormones, T3 and T4, calcitonin

Question 11

What is more potent T3 or T4?

Answer 11

T3
-  Iodine molecule

Question 12

Parathyroid glands (posterior side)

Answer 12

Produce parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin

Question 13

Thymas glands

Answer 13

Undergoes atrophy laterally
-Produce thymosin and regulate immune system

Question 14

Adrenal glands

Answer 14

Manage stress, produce Epinephrine

Question 15

Pancreas

Answer 15

Endocrine: Produce insulin and glycogen and somatostatin

Exocrine: produces digestive enzymes

Question 16

Ovaries

Answer 16

Endocrine: produce estrogen and progesterone

Exocrine: produce egg (oocyte)

Question 17

Testes

Answer 17

Endocrine: produce testosterone
Exocrine: produce Sperm cells

Question 18

Which element is associated with thyroid hormone

Answer 18

Iodine

Question 19

What is the portal system to the anterior pituitary gland?

Answer 19

Hypothalamushypophyseal
- It produces stimulating hormones

Question 20

Hypothalamohypophyseal tract

Answer 20

Connect to post to your pituitary and hypothalamus

Question 21

What’s another word for pituitary diverticulum

Answer 21

Rathke pouch

Question 22

What consist of the posterior pituitary gland?

Answer 22

-Infundibular stock
-Pars nervosa

Question 23

What hormones are only released?

Answer 23

ADH & oxytocin

Question 24

How many hormones are produced and and released

Answer 24

Seven out of nine hormones from anterior pituitary gland

Question 25

What does the antidiuretic hormone do?

Answer 25

Monitors the changes of the concentrations of electrolytes and water
- It Hass to be high to decrease in volume

Question 26

Function of oxytocin

Answer 26

1. Assist in contraction of labor
2. Released of breastmilk.

Question 27

Function of oogenesis

Answer 27

Produces mature oocytes