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