Hormones, Chapter 18

Question 1

Melatonin

Answer 1

pineal gland
located in the central portion of the brain
promotes sleep

Question 2

tetraiodothyronine T4

Answer 2

thyroid gland
containing four atoms of iodine, more concentrated in blood
maintain metabolism

Question 3

triiodothyroine T3

Answer 3

thyroid gland
containing three atoms of iodine, more concentrated in the cells
maintain metabolism

Question 4

parathyroid hormone PTH

Answer 4

parathyroid glands
parathormone
mobolizes calcium from bones to the blood stream

Question 5

corticosteroids

Answer 5

adrenal cortex
three types

glucocorticoids, cortisol
mineralocorticoids
sex hormones, androgens, estrogens

Question 6

catecholamines

Answer 6

adrenal medulla
two types of sympathomimetic agents

epinephrine
norepinephrine

Question 7

insulin

Answer 7

pancreas
islets of langerhans, islet cells
produced by beta cells to lower blood sugar
glucose to glycogen

Question 8

glucagon

Answer 8

pancreas
islets of langerhans islet cells
produced by alpha cells to raise blood sugar
glycogen to glucose

Question 9

hypophysis

Answer 9

pituitary gland

Question 10

somatotropin STH

Answer 10

anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
also known as, growth hormone GH
promotes protein synthesis

Question 11

thyroid stimulating hormone TSH

Answer 11

anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
also known as, thyrotropin
stimulates secretion of T3, and T4

Question 12

adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH

Answer 12

anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
also known as, adrenocorticotropin
stimulates secretion of steroid hormones (primarily corisol)

Question 13

gonadotropic hormones

Answer 13

anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
stimulates growth and hormone secretion or the overies in females, and testes in males.

follicle-stimulating hormone FSH
luteinizing hormone LH

Question 14

prolactin PRL

Answer 14

anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis

stimulates breast development, and milk production

Question 15

antidiuretic hormone ADH

Answer 15

posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis
stimulates the reabsorption of water by the kidney
also known as, vasopressin

Question 16

oxytocin OT

Answer 16

posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis

stimulates uterine contractions, and maintains labor and milk production

Question 17

aldosterone

Answer 17

adrenal cortex
a mineralcorticoid
regulates the concentration of mineral salts, electrolytes