+Hormone name and function (Ch2)

Question 1

Gondadotropins

Answer 1

hormones that affect the gonads.
FSH
Female - stimulates the development of the follicles containing eggs in the ovaries.
Male - stimulates production and maturation of sperm in the testes.

LH
Female - works with FSH to bring about ovulation and form the corpus luteum after ovulation.

Male - stimulates interstitial cells in the testes to secrete male sex hormones.

Question 2

Growth hormone (somatotropin)

Answer 2

stimulates body growth (particularly the skeleton). increases the rate amino acids are taken up by the cells and built into proteins. secreted throughout life as it helps to maintain size of organs once matured.

Question 2

Growth hormone (somatotropin)

Answer 2

stimulates body growth (particularly the skeleton). increases the rate amino acids are taken up by the cells and built into proteins. secreted throughout life as it helps to maintain size of organs once matured.

Question 3

Thyroid stimulating hormone

Answer 3

Stimulates production and release of hormones from the thyroid.

Question 4

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Answer 4

controls the production and release of some hormones from the cortex of the adrenal glands.

Question 5

Prolactin (autogenic hormone)

Answer 5

works with other hormones to initiate and maintain milk production in females.

Question 6

Oxytocin

Answer 6

stimulates contraction of muscles of the uterus (released in large quantities during labour). also stimulates contraction of cells in mammary glands, resulting in the release of milk whilst breast-feeding.

Question 7

Antidiuretic hormone

Answer 7

causes kidneys to remove water from urine that is forming, water is then returned to bloodstream (helping retain fluid in the body). can also cause constriction of small arteries + arterioles - where vasopressin comes from.