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Question 1

What part of the pituitary gland stores hormones?

Answer 1

Posterior

Question 2

What hormones does the posterior pituitary Store?

Answer 2

1. Oxytocin.2. ADH.

Question 3

What hormone is secreted during childbirth increasing the strength and frequency of uterine contractions the secretion of this hormone also is induced by suckling and stimulates milk secretion in mammary glands?

Answer 3

Oxytocin

Question 4

What hormone increases the permeability of the nephron’s collecting duct to water thereby promoting water reabsorption and increasing blood volume?

Answer 4

ADH (Antidiuretic Hormone)

Question 5

What organ is part of the forebrain and is located directly above the pituitary gland?

Answer 5

Hypothalamus

Question 6

Neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus synthesize what two hormones?

Answer 6

1. Oxytocin.2. ADH.

Question 7

What is the structure that is a bi-lobed structure located on the ventral surface of the trachea?

Answer 7

Thyroid

Question 8

What hormones are necessary for the growth and neurological development in children they also increase the rate of metabolism throughout the body?

Answer 8

Thyroid Hormones

Question 9

What is the medical condition called when thyroid hormones are under secreted or not secreted at all which result in a slowed heart rate and respiratory rate fatigue cold intolerance and weight gain?

Answer 9

Hypothyroidism

Question 10

What is the medical term for hypothyroidism in newborn infants it is characterized by mental retardation and short stature?

Answer 10

Cretinism

Question 11

What is the medical condition called when the thyroid gland is overstimulated resulting in the over secretion of thyroid hormones?

Answer 11

Hyperthyroidism

Question 12

What hormone decreases plasma glucose?

Answer 12

Insulin

Question 13

What hormone increases plasma glucose?

Answer 13

Glucagon

Question 14

Are growth hormones glucocorticoids and epinephrine capable of increasing plasma glucose?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

The pancreas is both an ________ organ and an ________ organ.

Answer 15

Exocrine/Endocrine

Question 16

What are the four small pea-shaped structures embedded in the posterior surface of the thyroid?

Answer 16

Parathyroid glands

Question 17

What does PTH do?

Answer 17

Raises Ca2+ concentrations in the body

Question 18

What is the function of calcitonin?

Answer 18

Decreases Ca2+ concentrations in the body

Question 19

What is the function of renin and aldosterone created in the kidneys?

Answer 19

Restore blood volumes when they fall

Question 20

Ingested food stimulates the stomach to release the hormone _______?

Answer 20

Gastrin

Question 21

What is the function of gastrin?

Answer 21

Stimulates glands to secrete HCl in response to food in the stomach

Question 22

What hormone is secreted when acidic food enters the small intestine from the stomach?

Answer 22

Secretin

Question 23

What hormone is involved in the digestion of fats?

Answer 23

Bile

Question 24

What tiny gland is located at the base of the brain that secretes melatonin?

Answer 24

Pineal Gland

Question 25

What hormone plays a role in the regulation of circadian rhythms?

Answer 25

Melatonin

Question 26

Hormones are classified based on their chemical structure into two major groups what are those groups?

Answer 26

1. Peptide Hormones.2. Steroid Hormones.

Question 27

What are two characteristics of steroid Hormones?

Answer 27

1. Intracellular receptors.2. Hormone/receptor binding to DNA promotes transcription of specific genes.