Endocrime System

Question 1

Female gonads

Answer 1

Secrete estrogen and progesterone

Question 2

Antidiuretic Hormone

Answer 2

Hormone secreted by the neurohypophysis which stimulates the reabsorption of water by the kidneys and colon

Question 3

Anterior pituitary

Answer 3

Portion of the hypophysis which secretes 6 different hormones and is controlled chemically by the hypothalamus.

Question 4

Thyroid

Answer 4

Endocrine gland which secretes hormones which effe3ct the metabolic rate of the body and lowers blood Ca++ levels of the body.

Question 5

Releasing/Inhibitory factors

Answer 5

Chemicals synthesized and secreted by the hypothalamus which stimulates/inhibits the anterior pituitary gland to secrete it’s various hormones.

Question 6

Exocrine gland

Answer 6

Gland that secretes its product(s) thru a duct.

Question 7

ACTH

Answer 7

Hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis which stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete its multitude of hormones. (adrenocorticotrophic hormone)

Question 8

. Endocrine gland

Answer 8

A “ductless” gland that secretes its hormones directly into the bloodstream.

Question 9

Parathyroid gland

Answer 9

Endocrine gland which secretes a hormone that increases blood Ca++ levels by stimulating osteoclast activity and reabsorption of Ca++ by colon and kidneys also lowers blood PO4 levels

Question 10

Thyroxin

Answer 10

Thyroid hormone that causes increased energy output from carbohydrates and an increases rate of protein synthesis.

Question 11

Testes

Answer 11

male gonad that secretes testosterone.

Question 12

Oxytocin

Answer 12

hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary which causes contractions of the uterus for childbirth and ejection of milk from the pregnant female breast.

Question 13

FSH

Answer 13

hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary which causes development of the egg containing follicle of the female ovary and sperm production in the male testes.

Question 14

Posterior pituitary

Answer 14

the portion of the hypophysis that is under nervous control by the hypothalamus and secretes 2 hormones.

Question 15

Goiter

Answer 15

severe swelling of the thyroid gland due to hypersecretion of TSH or the lack of iodine in the diet.

Question 16

Growth hormone (GH)

Answer 16

hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary which stimulates the enlargement of cells and/or mitotic cell division of cells of certain tissues.

Question 17

Thyroid Stimulating hormone (TSH)

Answer 17

hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis which stimulates the thyroid to secrete its hormones.

Question 18

Calcitonin

Answer 18

hormone secreted by the thyroid that lowers the blood Ca++ levels by stimulating osteoblast activity to produce new bone which stores the Ca++ in the bones.

Question 19

Acromegaly

Answer 19

condition in which GH continues to be secreted after growth plate closure of the bones resulting in abnormal bone growth and increased growth of certain parts of the body.

Question 20

Cretinism

Answer 20

condition in which the thyroid hormones are not being secreted at birth or shortly after which if allowed to continue results in permanent mental/brain impairment.

Question 21

diabetes mellitus

Answer 21

condition in which insulin secretion is diminished or not recognized by cells or is totally absent resulting in serious or fatal metabolic conditions.

Question 22

Diabetes insipidus

Answer 22

-condition in which ADH is not produced or secreted by the posterior pituitary gland resulting in
extremely large quantities of urine being produced and the dehydration associated with it.