chapter 14

Question 1

pineal gland

Answer 1

produces melatonin, involved in regulating daily rhythms

Question 2

pituitary gland

Answer 2

produces numerous hormones that affect target tissues directly or stimulate other endocrine glands

Question 3

thyroid gland

Answer 3

releases thyroid hormones, which regulate metabolism

Question 4

hypothalamus

Answer 4

produces releasing hormones that control the anterior pituitary, and produces hormones that are stored in the posterior pituitary

Question 5

parathyroid gland

Answer 5

secrete parathyroid hormone, which regulates blood calcium

Question 6

adrenal glands

Answer 6

produces hormones that coordinate responses to short term and long term stress

Question 7

pancreas

Answer 7

releases hormones that regulate blood glucose levels

Question 8

ovaries

Answer 8

produce estrogen and progesterone, which mediate monthly changes in the uterine lining

Question 9

testes

Answer 9

produce testosterone, which promotes sperm maturation and secondary sex characteristics

Question 10

water soluble hormones

Answer 10

bind to receptors in the cell membrane (peptide hormones)

Question 11

lipid soluble hormones

Answer 11

diffuse across lipid bilayer and bind to receptors inside cell (steroid hormones)

Question 12

LH

Answer 12

stimulates tested to produce testosterone, ovaries to produce estrogen, ovulation and formation of corpus luteum

Question 13

FSH

Answer 13

promotes growth of mature egg in ovary

Question 14

adrenocorticotropic hormone - ACTH

Answer 14

stimulates production of steroids by the adrenal cortex

Question 15

thyroid-stimulating hormone - TSH

Answer 15

sets basal metabolic rate by stimulating production of ATP