hormones

Question 1

releasing and inhibiting factors (peptides)

Answer 1

hypothalamus

Question 2

growth hormone (GH) (peptide), prolactin (peptide)

Answer 2

anterior pituitary general

Question 3

thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) (peptide)

Answer 3

Anterior pituitary tropic

Question 4

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) (peptide)

Answer 4

Anterior pituitary tropic

Question 5

luteinizing hormone (LH) (peptide)

Answer 5

Anterior pituitary gonadotropic

Question 6

follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) (peptide)

Answer 6

Anterior pituitary gonadotropic

Question 7

antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin) (peptide)

Answer 7

Posterior pituitary

Question 8

oxytocin (peptide)

Answer 8

Posterior pituitary

Question 9

thyroid hormone (TH, thyroxine) (modified amino acid)

Answer 9

Thyroid

Question 10

calcitonin (peptide)

Answer 10

Thyroid C cells

Question 11

parathyroid hormone (PTH) (peptide)

Answer 11

Parathyroids

Question 12

thymosin (children only) (peptide)

Answer 12

Thymus

Question 13

epinephrine (modified amino acid)

Answer 13

Adrenal medulla

Question 14

cortisol (“glucocorticoid”) (steroid)

Answer 14

Adrenal cortex

Question 15

aldosterone (“mineralocorticoid”) (steroid)

Answer 15

Adrenal cortex

Question 16

sex steroids

Answer 16

Adrenal cortex

Question 17

insulin (Beta cells secrete) (peptide)–absent or ineffective in diabetes mellitus

Answer 17

Endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans)

Question 18

glucagon (alpha cells secrete) (peptide)

Answer 18

Endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans)

Question 19

somatostatin (SS–gamma cells secrete) (peptide)

Answer 19

Endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans)

Question 20

testosterone (steroid)

Answer 20

Testes

Question 21

estrogen (steroid)

Answer 21

Ovaries/placenta

Question 22

progesterone (steroid)

Answer 22

Ovaries/placenta

Question 23

atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) (peptide)

Answer 23

Heart

Question 24

erythropoietin (peptide)

Answer 24

Kidney