D5 Hormones

Question 1

Where are secretions from the endocrine glands secreted?

Answer 1

Directly in the bloodstream

Question 2

Name major endocrine glands

Answer 2

Pancreas
Adrenal
Thyroid
Pineal
Gonads

Question 3

What are neuroendocrine glands?

Answer 3

Glands which link the nervous and endocrine system

Question 4

Name both neuroendocrine glands

Answer 4

Hypothalamus
Pituitary

Question 5

Where is melatonin secreted from?

Answer 5

Pineal gland

Question 6

Where are FSH and LH secreted from?

Answer 6

Anterior Pituitary gland

Question 7

Where is ADH secreted from?

Answer 7

Posterior Pituitary gland

Question 7

Where is growth hormone secreted from?

Answer 7

Pituitary gland

Question 8

Where is oxytocin secreted from?

Answer 8

Anterior Pituitary gland

Question 9

Where is prolactin secreted from?

Answer 9

Anterior Pituitary gland

Question 10

Where is thyroxin secreted from?

Answer 10

Thyroid gland

Question 11

Where is adrenaline secreted from?

Answer 11

Adrenal gland

Question 12

Where is cortisol secreted from?

Answer 12

Adrenal gland

Question 13

Where is insulin secreted from?

Answer 13

Pancreas

Question 14

Where is glucagon secreted from?

Answer 14

Pancreas

Question 15

Where are oestrogen and progesterone secreted from?

Answer 15

Ovaries

Question 16

Where is testosterone secreted from?

Answer 16

Testes

Question 17

What is the function of melatonin?

Answer 17

Biological clock

Question 18

What is the function of FSH/LH?

Answer 18

Menstrual cycle

Question 19

What is the function of ADH?

Answer 19

Osmoregulation

Question 20

What is the function of growth hormone?

Answer 20

Growth and division

Question 21

What is the function of oxytocin?

Answer 21

Birth contractions

Question 22

What is the function of prolactin?

Answer 22

Milk production

Question 23

What is the function of adreneneline?

Answer 23

Fight or flight

Question 24

What is the function of cortisol?

Answer 24

Anti-stress

Question 25

What is the function of insulin/glucagon?

Answer 25

Blood sugar levels

Question 26

What is the function of oestrogen/progesterone?

Answer 26

Menstrual cycle and pregnancy

Question 27

What is the function of testosterone?

Answer 27

Male characteristics

Question 28

What is a feature of steroid hormones?

Answer 28

Lipophilic

Question 29

How do steroids hormones work on the nucleus?

Answer 29

Diffuse across the plasma membrane and bind to a receptor where they bind directly to DNA as a transcription factor for gene expression

Question 30

What are some examples of steroid hormones?

Answer 30

Oestrogen Testosterone Progesterone

Question 31

What is a feature of peptide hormones?

Answer 31

Hydrophilic

Question 32

How do peptide hormones work on the nucleus?

Answer 32

They bind to receptors on the cell surface activating intramolecular messengers (transduction)

Question 33

What are some examples of peptide hormones?

Answer 33

Insulin Glucagon ADH Oxytocin

Question 34

How are the pituitary and hypothalamus connected?

Answer 34

Direct portal blood system

Question 35

What is the function of the anterior pituitary lobe?

Answer 35

Hypothalamus produces releasing factors which are released into the portal vessel by neurosecretory cells which causes the anterior pituitary to release a specific hormone to the bloodstream

Question 36

What is the function of the posterior pituitary lobe?

Answer 36

Releases hormones produced by the hypothalamus directly

Question 37

What is the function of growth hormone?

Answer 37

Reduces formation of adipose cells Increases muscle mass and bone size

Question 38

What kind of hormone is growth hormone?

Answer 38

Anabolic peptide hormone

Question 39

What does prolactin do?

Answer 39

Responsible for the development of mammary glands and milk production

Question 40

Which hormone inhibits prolactin?

Answer 40

Progesterone

Question 41

What is the function of oxytocin?

Answer 41

Release of milk

Question 42

What triggers the release of oxytocin?

Answer 42

Suckling infant