Hormones

Question 1

what 3 hormones does the hypothalamus release?

Answer 1

thyroid releasing hormone
prolactin releasing factor
GnRH

Question 2

what hormones does the posterior pituitary gland release?

Answer 2

ADH, oxytocin

Question 3

name 3 of the hormones released by the anterior pituitary gland?

Answer 3

prolactin, human growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone

Question 4

name 3 hormones produced from the thyroid gland?

Answer 4

T4, T3, calcitonin

Question 5

name 2 hormones produced by the adrenal cortex?

Answer 5

cortisol, aldosterone

Question 6

what hormones are produced by mast cells and basophils?

Answer 6

histamine

Question 7

what hormones are produced by the brain, platelets and intestinal walls?

Answer 7

serotonin

Question 8

what hormones are produced by the kidneys?

Answer 8

erythropoietin

Question 9

what is the target of adrenaline?

Answer 9

heart

Question 10

what is the action of adrenaline?

Answer 10

adrenergic receptors, stress response

Question 11

what is the target of the adrenocorticotrophic hormone?

Answer 11

adrenal glands

Question 12

what is the action of adrenocorticotrophic?

Answer 12

increases cholesterol and steroids in adrenal cortex

Question 13

what is the target of aldosterone?

Answer 13

kidneys

Question 14

what is the action of aldosterone?

Answer 14

reabsorbes Na, excretes K in renal tubules

Question 15

what is the target of calcitonin?

Answer 15

blood, bones and kidneys

Question 16

what is the action of calcitonin?

Answer 16

lowers calcium and phosphate levels in the blood

Question 17

what is the action of erythropoietin?

Answer 17

protects erythrocytes and stimulates their production

Question 18

what is the action of FSH?

Answer 18

stimulates production of gametes, section of testosterone in males

Question 19

what is the action of glucagon in the liver?

Answer 19

glycogenolysis(glycogen to glucose), gluconeogeneis (glucose from amino acids)

Question 20

where is GnRH produced?

Answer 20

pituitary gland

Question 21

what is the action of GnRH?

Answer 21

stimulates LH and FSH

Question 22

what is the action of insulin on the cell membranes?

Answer 22

cells take up glucose

Question 23

what is the target of LH?

Answer 23

leydig cells in males, ovarian follicle and opus lute in females

Question 24

what is the action of LH?

Answer 24

testosterone males, production of estradiol and progesterone from corpus luteum

Question 25

what is the target of oxytocin?

Answer 25

uterus, breasts and testes

Question 26

what is the action of oxytocin?

Answer 26

contraction of uterine muscles during labour, milk flow in breasts

Question 27

what does the parathyroid hormone act on?

Answer 27

bones, kidneys, intestines

Question 28

what does the parathyroid hormone do?

Answer 28

acts on calcium

Question 29

what is the target of progesterone?

Answer 29

endometrium and breasts

Question 30

what does progesterone do?

Answer 30

stimulates growth of blood vessels in endometrium, stimulates growth of maternal breast tissue

Question 31

what does prolactin do to the breasts?

Answer 31

promotes milk production after labour

Question 32

what does somatostatin do to endocrine organs?

Answer 32

inhibits the release of hormones

Question 33

what does testosterone do?

Answer 33

puberty, maintain muscle after puberty, produces sperm, converted to estradiol in ovaries

Question 34

what does the thyroid stimulating hormone do?

Answer 34

controls production of thyroid hormones

Question 35

what does the thyroid releasing hormone do?

Answer 35

pituitary gland, releases TSH

Question 36

what does thyroxine act on? (T4)

Answer 36

blood, heart, brain and bones

Question 37

what do T4 and T3 do?

Answer 37

regulate metabolic rate in the body