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endocrine quiz Flashcards

1
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pineal

A

melatonin

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2
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melatonin

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regulates sleep

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3
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posterior pituitary

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oxytocin, adh

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4
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oxytocin

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contractions during child birth

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5
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adh

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regulates volume & water content of blood

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6
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anterior pituitary

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gh, tsh, acth, lh, fsh, prl, msh

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7
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gh

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growth

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8
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tsh

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thyroid: speeds up metabolism

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9
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acth

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adrenal gland: fight/flight

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10
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lh & fsh

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ovaries & testies

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11
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prl

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milk in breasts

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12
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msh

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melanin synthesis

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13
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thyroid

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thyroxin, calcitonin

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14
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thyroxin

A

oxygen use
heat production
metabolism

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15
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calcitonin

A

calcium levels

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16
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goiter

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produced when thyroid is swollen from iodine deficiency

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17
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thymus

A

thymosin; gone by 13

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18
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thymosin

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t-lymphocytes; body defense

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19
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pancreas

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islets of langerhans: insulin, glucagon

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20
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insulin

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lowers blood sugar

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21
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glucagon

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raises blood sugar

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22
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ovaries

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progesterone, estrogen

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23
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progesterone

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stimulates ovulation

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24
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estrogen

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period, breasts, hips, uterus

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25
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testies

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testosterone

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26
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testosterone

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voice, hair, bone density, sperm cells

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27
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parathyroid

A

pth

28
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pth

A

calcium & phosphorus levels

29
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adrenal gland

A

adrenal medulla

adrenal cortex

30
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adrenal medulla

A

epinephrine, norepinephrine

31
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adrenal cortex

A

cortisol, aldosterone

32
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epinephrine & norepinephrine

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heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, blood sugar levels

33
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cortisol

A

protein breakdown, providing glucose

34
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aldosterone

A

stimulates kidneys, retains sodium

35
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cephalic

A

pineal, pituitary

36
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cervical

A

thyroid, parathyroid

37
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thoracic

A

thymus

38
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abdominal

A

islets, adrenal

39
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pubic

A

ovary, testes

40
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which hormones secreted by anterior pituitary

A

lh, acth, tsh

41
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hormones secreted by females

A

prolactin, estrogen, progesterone

42
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which areas are directly controlled by the anterior pituitary

A

thyroid, testes and ovaries

43
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hormones secreted by males

A

testosterone

44
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contraction hormone

A

oxytocin

45
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what produces oxytocin

A

posterior pituitary

46
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blood sugar drop

A

insulin

47
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what gland produces insulin

A

islets of langerhans

48
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produces t-lymphocytes

A

thymus

49
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which gland uses calcitonin to make calcium

A

thyroid

50
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antagonist to thyroid, releases pth to make calcium withdrawals

A

parathyroid

51
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what brain section is in charge of the pituitary?

A

hypothalamus

52
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produces and releases acth

A

anterior pituitary

53
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fight/flight

A

epinephrine, norepinephrine

54
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metabolism hormone

A

thyroxine

55
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sleepy hormone

A

melatonin

56
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the hormone responsible for secondary sex characteristics like the the menstrual cycle in females

A

estrogen

57
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raises blood sugar

A

glucagon

58
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release of ova during ovulation

A

progesterone

59
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secondary sex characteristics and sperm production in males

A

testosterone

60
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t lymphocytes

A

thymosin

61
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metabolism

A

thyroxine

62
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breast milk

A

prolactin

63
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contractions

A

oxytocin

64
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lowers blood sugar

A

insulin

65
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wakes you up

A

cortisol

66
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fight or flight

A

epinephrine

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