Endocrine - Hormone Secretion

Question 1

Hormone secretion regulated by

Answer 1

1. Signals from the nervous system
2. Chemical changes in blood
3. Other hormones

Question 2

What prevents over & under secretion of hormones?

Answer 2

negative feedback

Question 3

Low metabolic rate stimulates?

Answer 3

The release of thyroid release hormones (TRH)

Question 4

The release of TRH from the hypothalamus into the anterior pituitary stimulates the release of

Answer 4

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Question 5

The release of TSH into the blood stimulates

Answer 5

Thyroid follicular cells

Question 6

What do thyroid follicular cells release into the blood

Answer 6

thyroid hormones

Question 7

What inhibits the release of TRH and TSH?

Answer 7

levels of thyroid hormones

Question 8

Blood glucose is controlled by?

Answer 8

opposition actions of insulin and glucagon

Question 9

Insulin and Glucagon is released by

Answer 9

Alpha and Beta cells in Islet of Langerhans in the pancreas

Question 10

What stimulates oxytocin in childbirth?

Answer 10

The baby’s head pushing against the cervix

Nerve impulses to the hypothalamus and in turn posterior pituitary

Question 11

Adrenal gland outer cortex hormones

Answer 11

Mineralocorticoids

Glucocorticoids

Question 12

Adrenal Gland inner medulla hormones

Answer 12

Noradrenaline

Adrenaline