Endo

Question 1

A molecule that is released in one part of the body but regulates the activity of cells in other parts of the body.

Answer 1

Hormone

Question 2

What do you call the hormones that act on neighboring cells?

Answer 2

Paracrines

Question 3

What do you call the hormones that act on the same cell that secreted them?

Answer 3

Autocrines

Question 4

What is the produced effect is the actions of some hormones on target cells require a simultaneous or recent exposure to a second hormone?

Answer 4

Permissive effect

Question 5

When the effect of two hormones acting together is greater than the sum of their individual effects, the two hormones are said to have what effect?

Answer 5

Synergistic effect

Question 6

When one hormone opposes the actions of another hormone, the two hormones are said to have what effect?

Answer 6

Antagonistic effect

Question 7

It was also called as “master” endocrine gland because it secretes several hormones that control other endocrine glands.

Answer 7

Pituitary gland

Question 8

Which gland secretes stimulating hormones?

Answer 8

Pituitary gland

Question 9

Which gland secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones?

Answer 9

Hypothalamus

Question 10

What hormone secreted by anterior pituitary triggers ovulation in females?

Answer 10

Luteinizing hormone

Question 11

What hormone secreted by anterior pituitary initiates and maintains milk production by the mammary glands?

Answer 11

Prolactin

Question 12

What is the hormone produced by the posterior pituitary that enhances contraction during delivery?

Answer 12

Oxytocin

Question 13

What substance produced by the posterior pituitary decreases urine production?

Answer 13

Antidiuretic hormone

Question 14

It is the butterfly-shaped gland located just inferior to the larynx.

Answer 14

Thyroid gland

Question 15

What are the three (3) hormones released by the thyroid gland?

Answer 15

Triiodothyronine (T3)
Thyroxine (T4)
Calcitonin

Question 16

What hormone produced by the thyroid gland can decrease the level of calcium in the blood?

Answer 16

Calcitonin

Question 17

It is the hormone released by the parathyroid glands which is the major regulator of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate levels in the blood.

Answer 17

Parathyroid hormone (Parathormone)

Question 18

It is the active form of Vitamin D formed in the kidneys.

Answer 18

Calcitriol

Question 19

What are the glands that lie superior to each kidney in the retroperitoneal space?

Answer 19

Adrenal glands

Question 20

What pathway controls the secretion of aldosterone?

Answer 20

Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone (RAA) pathway

Question 21

What region of the adrenal glands synthesizes epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline)?

Answer 21

Adrenal medulla

Question 22

What cells in the pancreas secretes glucagon?

Answer 22

Alpha cells

Question 23

What hormone is secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas?

Answer 23

Insulin

Question 24

What hormone secreted by the pineal gland appears to contribute to the setting of the body’s biological clock or sleepiness?

Answer 24

Melatonin

Question 25

These are the helpful stress that prepares us to meet certain challenges.

Answer 25

Eustress; distress is the harmful stress

Question 26

During this response, nonessential body functions such as digestive, urinary, and reproductive activities are inhibited.

Answer 26

Fight or flight response

Question 27

What is the effect of the fight or flight response to heart rate and blood pressure?

Answer 27

Increased