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Chapter 16 A&P2 Flashcards

1
Q

What hormone stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce its hormones?

A

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

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2
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What gland produces TSH, ACTH, FSH, LH,GH, and PRL?

A

Adenohypophysis

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3
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What gland produces epinephrine and norepinephrine?

A

Adrenal Medulla

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4
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What hormone raises levels of sodium in the blood?

A

Aldosterone

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5
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What hormone causes the kidneys to conserve water by putting it back into the blood?

A

Antidiuretic hormone

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6
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What hormone lowers the level of calcium in the blood?

A

Calcitonin

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7
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What hormone controls the body’s long term response to stress?

A

Cortisol

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8
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What hormone stimulates the fight or flight response?

A

Epinephrine

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9
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What hormone controls the maturation of the oocyte into an egg cell?

A

Estrogen

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10
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The zona ____ of the adrenal cortex produces cortisol.

A

Fasciculata

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11
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What pituitary gland hormone stimulates the gonads to produce gametes?

A

Follicle stimulating hormone

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12
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The zona ____ of the adrenal cortex produces aldosterone.

A

Glomerulosa

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13
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What hormone raises blood glucose levels?

A

Glucagon

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14
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The process of making glucose form non-carbohydrate such as amino acids and fatty acids is ____.

A

Gluconeogenesis

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15
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The process of breaking down of glycogen in the liver in order to release glucose into the blood is ____.

A

Glycogenolysis

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16
Q

What hormone stimulates mitosis in bone and muscle especially during childhood?

A

Growth hormone

17
Q

The stimulus for production of thyroid hormone is ____ stimulation.

A

Hormonal

18
Q

The stimulus for production of parathyroid hormone is ____ stimulation.

A

Humoral

19
Q

What is the source of the releasing hormones that stimulate the adenohypophysis to release its hormones

A

Hypothalamus

20
Q

What hormone lowers blood glucose levels?

A

Insulin

21
Q

What hormone causes the gonads to produce sex hormones?

A

Luteinizing hormone

22
Q

The stimulus for the release of ADH, oxytocin, and epinephrine is ____ stimulation.

A

Neural

23
Q

What gland produces ADH and oxytocin?

A

Neurohypophysis

24
Q

What hormone stimulates uterine smooth muscle contraction during labor?

A

Oxytocin

25
Q

What gland produces insulin and glucagon?

A

Pancreas

26
Q

What gland produces the hormone that raises blood calcium levels?

A

Parathyroid

27
Q

What hormone raises the levels of calcium in the blood?

A

Parathyroid hormone

28
Q

What hormone stimulates milk production by the mammary glands?

A

Prolactin

29
Q

The zona ____ of the adrenal cortex produces small amounts of testosterone.

A

Reticularis

30
Q

What hormone controls the development of sperm cells?

A

Testosterone

31
Q

What gland produces T3/T4 and calcitonin?

A

Thyroid

32
Q

What is the body’s major metabolic hormone?

A

Thyroid hormone

33
Q

What hormone stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone?

A

Thyroid stimulating hormone

34
Q

What is the chemical name of the T4 version of thyroid hormone?

A

Thyroxine

35
Q

What is the chemical name of the T3 version of thyroid hormone?

A

Triiodothyronine

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