Endocrine

Question 1

What does GnRH stand for

Answer 1

Gonadotropin

Question 2

What does GnRH stimulate and what gland

Answer 2

Gonadotropin, stimulates the release of LH and FSH, hypothalamus

Question 3

What does TRH stand for

Answer 3

Thyroid Releasing Hormone

Question 4

What does TRH stimulate and what gland

Answer 4

Thyroid Releasing Hormone, stimulates the pituitary gland to release thryoid-stimulating hormone, hypothalamus

Question 5

What does hGH stand for

Answer 5

Human growth hormone

Question 6

What does hGH stimulate and what gland

Answer 6

Human growth hormone, stimulates cell division, bone, muscle growth and metabolic functions, anterior pituitary

Question 7

What does TSH stand for

Answer 7

Thyroid stimulating hormone

Question 8

What does TSH stimulate and what gland

Answer 8

Thyroid stimulating hormone, stimulates the production of thyroxine, anterior pituitary

Question 9

What does ACTH stand for

Answer 9

adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 10

What does ACTH stimulate and what gland

Answer 10

adrenocorticotropic hormone, stimulates the adrenal gland (cortex) to secrete glucoroticids, anterior pituitary

Question 11

What does FSH stand for

Answer 11

Follicle stimulating hormone

Question 12

What does FSH stimulate and what gland

Answer 12

Follicle stimulating hormone, stimulates production of ova and sperm from the ovaries and testes, gametogenesis, anterior pituitary

Question 13

What does LH stand for

Answer 13

Luteinizing hormone

Question 14

What does LH stimulate and what gland

Answer 14

Luteinizing hormone, stimulates ex hormone production from testes (testosterone) and ovaries (estrogen/progesterone), anterior pituitary

Question 15

What does PRL stand for

Answer 15

Prolactin

Question 16

What does PRL stimulate and what gland

Answer 16

Prolactin, stimulates milk production from the mammary glands, anterior pituitary

Question 17

What does ADH stand for

Answer 17

Antidiuretic hormone

Question 18

What does ADH stimulate and what gland

Answer 18

Antidiuretic hormone, promotes the retention of water by kidney (nephron becomes more permable to water uptake), to pee or not to pee, posterior pituitary

Question 19

What does oxytocin stimulate and what gland

Answer 19

stimulates uterine muscles to contract and release of milk by the mammary glands, “love hormone”, posterior pituitary

Question 20

posterior vs. anterior pituitary

Answer 20

front vs. back

Question 22

What does T4 stand for

Answer 22

Thyroxine

Question 23

What does T4 stimulate and what gland

Answer 23

affects all tissues, increase metabolic rate and regulates growth hormone in children, thyroid

Question 24

What does Calcitonin stimulate and what gland

Answer 24

targets bones and kidneys to lower blood calcium from bone reabsoprtion of calcium by kidneys (“calcitonins, tone dwon calcium in blood”), thyroid

Question 25

What does PTH stand for

Answer 25

Parathyroid hormone

Question 26

What does PTH stimulate and what gland

Answer 26

Parathyroid hormone, increases calcium levels by stimulating bone cells to release ca2 into blood, tell intestine to uptake ca2 and kidney reabsorption, parathyroid

Question 27

What does cortisol stimulate and what gland

Answer 27

stimulates tissue to raise blood glucose and break down protein, long term stress response, adrenal cortex

Question 28

What does epinephrine (adrenaline) stimulate and what gland

Answer 28

fight or flight response, raises blood glucose, increase HR, BR, pupils and brochioles dilate, adrenal medulla (adrenal, adrenaline)

Question 29

What does insulin stimulate and what gland

Answer 29

lowers blood glucose levels, promotes the formation/ storage of glycogen in liver, pancreas

Question 30

What does glucagon stimulate and what gland

Answer 30

raises blood glucose levels, by triggering the liver to break down glycogen and release glucose to blood stream, pancreas

Question 31

What does estrogen stimulate and what gland

Answer 31

stimulates uterine lining growth and promotes development of the female secondary sex characteristics

Question 32

What does progesterone stimulate and what gland

Answer 32

maintaining uterine lining, "pregnancy hormone", prevent uterine contractions

Question 33

What does testosterone stimulate and what gland

Answer 33

promotes sperm formation and development of male secondary sex characteristics, testes

Question 34

The pancreas has exocrine or endocrine function

Answer 34

both

Question 35

Exocrine vs endocrine function

Answer 35

Exo: duct Endo: directly to blood stream

Question 36

What are antagonistic hormones and what are two examples

Answer 36

- hormones that have opposite functions 1. calcitonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the thyroid and parathyroid 2. insulin and glucagon in the pancreas