Endocrine

Question 1

Posterior pituitary

Answer 1

oxytocin
ADH

Question 2

oxytocin

Answer 2

uterine muscles
mammary glands

Question 3

ADH

Answer 3

kidney tubules

Question 4

Anterior pituitary

Answer 4

CRH –> ACTH
TRH –> TSH
GnRH, GnIH –> LH, FSH
PRP, PIP –> prolactin
somatocrinin, somatostatin –> GH

Question 5

Pineal

Answer 5

melatonin

Question 6

Hypercalcemia

Answer 6

thyroid gland –> calcitonin

Question 7

Hypocalcemia

Answer 7

parathyroid gland –> PTH

Question 8

Thymus

Answer 8

lymphocytes –> T cells
thymosins stimulate: development of T-cells, other immune cells

Question 9

Adrenal cortex

Answer 9

mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)
glucocorticoids (cortisone)
androgens

Question 10

Adrenal medulla

Answer 10

stress hormones (stimulate sympathetic ANS) –> epinephrine, norepinephrine

Question 11

Kidney
Renin and BP

Answer 11

BP falls –> Renin –> ACE –> aldosterone –> salt retention –> BP rises
–> angiotensin II –> BP rises

Question 12

Liver and Pancreas
Low Blood Sugar

Answer 12

Pancreas –> glucagon –> stimulates glycogen –> glucose (in liver)

Question 13

Liver and Pancreas
High Blood Sugar

Answer 13

Pancreas –> insulin
–> tissues cells
–> stimulates glycogen formation

Question 14

LH and FSH

Answer 14

testes –> testosterone and sperm cells
ovaries –> egg cell