Hormones

Question 1

(Location + Class + Function)

ACTH

Answer 1

Location: anterior pituitary

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: stimulates adrenal cortex to release glucocorticoids (stress hormones)

Question 2

(Location + Class + Function)

LH

Answer 2

Location: anterior pituitary

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: causes ovulation; stimulates secretion of estrogen and testosterone

Question 3

(Location + Class + Function)

FSH

Answer 3

Location: anterior pituitary

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: stimulates growth of egg in females; production of sperm in males

Question 4

(Location + Class + Function)

TSH

Answer 4

Location: anterior pituitary

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: stimulates release of T3/T4 from the thyroid, which will stimulate metabolism

Question 5

(Location + Class + Function)

hGH

Answer 5

Location: anterior pituitary

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: body growth

Question 6

(Location + Class + Function)

Prolactin

Answer 6

Location: anterior pituitary

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: milk production in breasts

Question 7

(Location + Class + Function)

ADH

Answer 7

Location: posterior pituitary

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: causes collecting duct in kidney to become permeable to water, concentrating the urine

Question 8

(Location + Class + Function)

Oxytocin

Answer 8

Location: posterior pituitary

Class: peptide/ water-soluble

Function: contractions during childbirth and milk secretion during nursing

Question 9

(Location + Class + Function)

Parathyroid hormone

Answer 9

Location: parathyroid

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: increases blood calcium

Question 10

(Location + Class + Function)

Insulin

Answer 10

Location: pancreas

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: stimulates uptake of glucose from blood

Question 11

(Location + Class + Function)

Glucagon

Answer 11

Location: pancreas

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: stimulates gluconeogenesis and release of glucose into blood

Question 12

(Location + Class + Function)

Calcitonin

Answer 12

Location: thyroid

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: decreases blood calcium

Question 13

(Location + Class + Function)

hCG

Answer 13

Location: egg/placenta

Class: peptide/water-soluble

Function: prevents degeneration of corpus lute using, maintaining pregnancy

Question 14

(Location + Class + Function)

Aldosterone

Answer 14

Location: adrenal cortex

Class: steroid/lipid-soluble

Function: increases Na+ reabsorption at DCT -> increases BP

Question 15

(Location + Class + Function)

Cortisol

Answer 15

Location: adrenal cortex

Class: steroid/lipid-soluble

Function: stress hormone

Question 16

(Location + Class)

Testosterone

Answer 16

Location: testes

Class: steroid/ lipid-soluble

Question 17

(Location + Class)

Estrogen

Answer 17

Location: ovaries

Class: steroid/ lipid-soluble

Question 18

(Location + Class + Function)

Progesterone

Answer 18

Location: ovaries

Class: steroid/ lipid-soluble

Function: maintenance of uterus during pregnancy

Question 19

(Location + Class + Function)

T3/T4

Answer 19

Location: thyroid

Class: tyrosine derivative/ LIPID-SOLUBLE

Function: increases metabolism

Question 20

(Location + Class + Function)

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine

Answer 20

Location: adrenal medulla

Class: tyrosine derivative/ WATER-SOLUBLE

Function: fight or flight response