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Homeostasis Flashcards

0
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Which hormone causes skin darkening

A

MSH

Melanocyte-stimulating hormone

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Which hormones stimulate pubic hair growth and sebaceous glands

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Androgens

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2
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2hormones stimulate bone growth

A

Growth hormone

Insulin like growth factors

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3
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Hormone helps bone mass

A

Oestrogen

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4
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Regulate calcium levels in blood

A

Parathyroid hormone

Calcitonin

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5
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Needed for development and growth of skeleton

A

Thyroid

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6
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Increase blood flow to exercising muscles

A

Adrenal hormones

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7
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Helps maintain calcium levels needed for proper muscle contraction

A

PTH

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8
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Regulate muscle metabolism

A

Glucagon
Insulin
Other hormones

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9
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Help maintain muscle mass

A

Growth hormone
Insulin like growth factors
Thyroid hormones

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10
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Regulate nervous system development

A

Thyroid hormones
Insulin
Growth hormones

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11
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Maintains proper calcium levels needed for nervous impulses

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PTH

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12
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Depress immune response and inflammation

A

Glucocorticoids

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13
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Promote T cell maturation

A

Thymus

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14
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Promotes formation of RBCs

A

Erythropoietin

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15
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Increase blood volume

A

Aldosterone

Antidiuretic hormone ADH

16
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Increase heart rate and contraction force

A

Adrenaline

Noradrenalin

17
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Dilate airways during exercise and stress

A

Adrenaline

Noradrenalin

18
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Regulates amount of oxygen carried in the blood by adjusting no of RBCs

A

Erythropoietin

19
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Depress digestion

A

Adrenaline

Noradrenalin

20
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Help regulate digestion

A

Gastrin
CCK
secretin

21
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Adjust rate of water and electrolyte loss to regulate blood volume

A

ADH

aldesterone

22
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Regulate development growth and secretions of ovaries testes

A

FSH

LH

23
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Stimulate sex cell development and changes during puberty

A

Oestrogen

Testosterone

24
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Promotes milk secretion from mammary glands

A

Prolactin

25
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Causes contraction of uterus and ejection of milk from the mammary glands

A

Oxytocin

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