Chapter 20 Flashcards
Thyroid gland secretes…
TSH
Mammary glands in females secrete…
Prolactin (PRL)
Ovaries in females and testes in males secrete…
FSH and LH
Almost every cell in the body secretes…
Growth Hormone (GH)
Adrenal cortex secretes
ACTH
The process of milk release from the mammary glands is an example of which feedback loop?
Positive feedback loop
True or False: The hypothalamus is a major control center for the autonomic nervous system (ANS).
True
The endocrine gland that is devoted entirely to endocrine activities and has a distinctive butterfly shape is the…
thyroid gland
The pancreas is mostly composed of groups of cells called…
pancreatic acini
Deepest region of adrenal gland
adrenal medulla
Superficial region of adrenal gland that is divided into three layers
adrenal cortex
True or False: The posterior pituitary gland synthesizes and stores ADH and oxytocin.
False
Which hormone secreted by the pancreatic islet cells functions to increase blood glucose levels?
Glucagon
Alpha cells
glucagon
Beta cells
insulin
Delta cells
somatostatin
F cells
Pancreatic polypeptide
The parathyroid glands are located on the ____________ surface of the thyroid gland.
posterior
True or False: Most hormonal systems work using negative feedback loops.
true
Testosterone is an example of which type of hormone?
steroid hormone
It is called a _____________ feedback loop when a stimulus starts a process, and eventually either the hormone that is secreted or a product of its effects causes the process to slow down or turn off.
negative
The pituitary gland is connected to the hypothalamus by the _____________.
infundibulum
Formed from chains of amino acids
Protein hormones
A type of lipid derived from cholesterol
Steroid hormone
