Chapters 4&9 Hormones and Wellness Flashcards
1
Q
What are the body functions that hormones regulate?
A
Sexual function, growth, and metabolism
2
Q
Which types of glands secrete hormones?
A
Endocrine
3
Q
How many major endocrine glands are in the human body?
A
8
4
Q
What are some other glands found in the human body?
A
Exocrine glands, sebaceous glands, sudoriferous glands, and apocrine glands
5
Q
What are trophic hormones?
A
Signal hormones, they cause other glands to make hormones
6
Q
Name some things the homones produced by the pituitary gland do
A
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) causes production of sex hormones, regulate fluid retention in body, control growth, and cause the female breasts to produce milk
