Hormones

Question 1

Adrenocorticotropic ACTH

Made by

Target organ

Effect

Answer 1

1. Anterior pituitary
2. Adrenal cortex
3. Stimulate glucocorticoid production

Question 2

ADH

Made by

Stimulus

Target

Effect

Answer 2

1. Posterior pituitary
2. Dehydration
3. Kidneys
4. Retain water from urine

Question 3

Calcitonin

1. Made by
2. Stimulus
3. Target
4. Effect

Answer 3

1. Thyroid
2. High levels of blood calcium
3. Osteoblasts
4. Build bone

Question 4

Estrogen/progesterone
1. Made by

2. Stimulus
3. Target
4. Effect

Answer 4

1. Ovaries
2. FSH & LH
3. Various cells
4. Secondary sexual characteristics & egg maturation

Question 5

Follicle stimulating hormone FSH
1. Made by

2. Target male
3. Effect male
4. Target female
5. Effect female

Answer 5

1. Anterior pituitary
2. Testes
3. Increase testosterone production
4. Ovaries
5. Develop egg:increase estrogen production

Question 6

Glucagon

1. Made by
2. Stimulus
3. Target
4. Effect

Answer 6

1. Pancreas
2. Low blood sugar
3. Glycogen in liver and skeletal muscle
4. Break down glycogen

Question 7

Glucocorticoids
1. Made by

2. Stimulus
3. Target
4. Effect

Answer 7

1: adrenal cortex
2. ACTH
3. Various cells
4. Create sugar

Question 8

Growth hormone

1. Made by
2. Target
3. Effect

Answer 8

1. Anterior pituitary
2. Bones & muscles
3. Growth

Question 9

Insulin
1, made by

2. Stimulus
3. Target
4. Effect

Answer 9

1. Pancreas
2. High blood sugar
3. Various cells
4. Remove sugar from bloodstream

Question 10

Luteinizing hormone
1. Made by

2. Target male/female
3. Effect male/female

Answer 10

1. Anterior pituitary
2. Testes/ovaries
3. Create sperm/ovulation

Question 11

Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone

1. Made by
2. Target
3. Effect

Answer 11

1. Anterior pituitary
2. Melanocytes
3. Increase melanin production

Question 12

Oxytocin
1. Made by

2. Stimulus
3. Target
4. Effect

Answer 12

1: posterior pituitary
2. Uterine contractions
3. Uterus
4. Increased contractions

Question 13

Thyroid Stimulating HorMine
1. Made by

2. Target
3. Effect

Answer 13

1. Anterior pituitary
2. Thyroid
3. Stimulate thyroxin production

Question 14

Thymosin

1. Made by
2. Target
3. Effect

Answer 14

1. Thymus
2. T cells
3. Make lymphocytes immunocompetent

Question 15

Testosterone
1. Made by

2. Stimulus
3. Target organ
4. Effect

Answer 15

1. Testes
2. LH
3. Various cells

4 secondary sexual characteristics and sperm development

Question 16

T3/T4
1. Made by

2. Stimulus
3. Target
4. Effect

Answer 16

1. Thyroid
2. TSH
3. Various cells
4. Increase ATP production/metabolism

Question 17

Prolactin

Answer 17

1. Anterior pituitary
   2: mammary glands
2. Increase milk production

Question 18

PTH

Answer 18

1. Parathyroid
2. Low blood calcium
3. Osteoclasts
4. Destroy bone

Question 19

Oxytocin

Answer 19

1. Posterior pituitary
2. Uterine contractions
3. Uterus
4. IncreSed contractions have