Hormones and Function

Question 1

stimulates cells to increase in size and divide more rapidly

Answer 1

growth hormone

Question 2

stimulates milk production in a woman

Answer 2

prolactin

Question 3

controls thyroid secretions

Answer 3

thyroid-stimulating (TSH)

Question 4

controls secretions from that outer layer (cortex) of the adrenal gland

Answer 4

adrenocorticotropic

Question 5

stimulates the gonads (ovaries or testes)

Answer 5

follicle-stimulating and luteinizing

Question 6

decrease urine production to regulate water concentration in body fluids

Answer 6

antidiuretic (ADH)

Question 7

contracts muscles in the uterine wall during childbirth and muscles involved in milk secretion

Answer 7

oxytocin (OT)

Question 8

regulates the metabolism of carbs, lipids, and proteins

Answer 8

thyroxine (T4)

Question 9

more potent hormone that also regulates the metabolism carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins

Answer 9

triiodothyronine (T3)

Question 10

regulates calcium and phosphate ion concentration in blood

Answer 10

calcitonin

Question 11

increases blood calcium concentration and decreases blood phosphate ion concentration

Answer 11

parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Question 12

adrenaline that increases heart rate, increases blood flow to skeletal muscles, increases breathing rate, and blood glucose

Answer 12

epinephrine

Question 13

noradrenaline that increases heart rate, increases blood flow to skeletal muscles, increases breathing rate, and blood glucose

Answer 13

norepinephrine

Question 14

regulates sodium / potassium balance

Answer 14

aldosterone

Question 15

regulates glucose metabolism (helps in adaptation to stress)

Answer 15

cortisol

Question 16

produce male sex hormones that can be converted into female sex hormones (estrogen)

Answer 16

adrenal sex hormones (adrenal androgens)

Question 17

stimulates the liver to break down glycogen and certain noncarbohydrates into glucose (sugar)

Answer 17

glucagon

Question 18

stimulates the liver to form glycogen from glucose (sugar) and inhibits the conversion of noncarbohydrates into glucose

Answer 18

insulin

Question 19

hormone released in response to light conditions outside the body to regulate circadian rhythms

Answer 19

melatonin

Question 20

affect the production of white blood cells that are associated with immunity

Answer 20

thymosins