Endocrine System Flashcards
What is a goiter?
An enlargement of the thyroid resulting from a deficiency of dietary iodine
What is a hormonal stimulus?
When a organ is prodded into action by other hormones
Other than the gonads, where are sex hormones produced?
Adrenal cortex
What organ is regulated by the hypothalamus?
Pituitary gland
What enzyme is produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops, stimulating the release of aldosterone?
Renin
What is the function of thyroid hormone?
The body’s major metabolic hormone
Where is epinephrine produced?
The adrenal medulla
Where is insulin produced?
Beta cells of the pancreatic islets
What us melatonin’s function?
Hormone that appears to help regulate out sleep-awake cycles
What element is necessary in the diet for proper thyroid function?
Iodine
What effect does luteinizing hormone have on ovaries?
Triggers ovulation of an egg
Where in the thyroid gland located?
Below the larynx
