Lab 1 Endocrine System

Question 1

Name the hormone, the organ, the region
TSH

Answer 1

Thyroid stimulating hormone, Pituitary gland, Anterior pituitary

Question 2

What is TSH

Answer 2

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Question 3

What is ACTH

Answer 3

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

Question 4

LH

Answer 4

Luteinizing hormone

Question 5

hGH

Answer 5

Human growth hormone

Question 6

MSH

Answer 6

Melanocyte stimulating hormone

Question 7

ADH, 2 names

Answer 7

Anti diuretic hormone
Vasopressin

Question 8

Helps induce labor in the uterus and effects the mammary glands

Answer 8

Oxytocin

Question 9

Hormone: Thyroid Stim. Hormone
What is does:
Where is targets:

Answer 9

Stim synth and secretion of T3 (Triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxin)

Target: Thyroid

Question 10

Hormone: Adrenocorticotropic hormone
What is does:
Where is targets:

Answer 10

Stim secretion of glucocorticoids, and cortisol
Target: Adrenal gland

Question 11

Hormone: Follicle stimulating hormone
What is does:
Where is targets:

Answer 11

FSH

a. In females; dev of ovarian follicles and oocytes, induces estrogen secretion

b. In males; stim sperm production

Target: gonads

Question 12

Hormone: Luteinizing hormone
What is does:
Where is targets:

Answer 12

a. In females; Stim ovulation, formation of the corpus luteum
Secretions:
Estrogen
Progesterone
Relaxin
Inhibin

b. In males; stim secretion of testosterone

Target: gonads

Question 13

Hormone: Prolactin Hormone
What is does:
Where is targets:
Where is it produced/ stored:

Answer 13

Stim mammary gland development and milk production

Target: mammary gland

Produced in the Anterior pituitary gland

Question 14

Hormone: hGH
What is does:
Where is targets:
Where is it produced/ stored:

Answer 14

Stim secretion of insulin-like growth factors (IGF), promoting cell growth protein synth, tissue repair, lipolysis, glycogenolysis, elevation of blood glucose level

Target: liver, muscle, cartilage, bone and soft tissue

Produced Anterior pituitary

Question 15

Hormone: Melanocyte Stimulating hormone
What is does:
Where is targets:
Where is it produced/ stored:

Answer 15

Effects sexual arousal, appetite and skin darkening
Target: melanocytes (skin)
Produced Anterior pituitary

Question 16

Hormone: Anti diuretic hormone
What is does:
Where is targets:
Where is it produced/ stored:

Answer 16

ADH or vasopressin

Decr. Urine volume, decr. Water loss through sweating, raises blood pressure through vasoconstriction

Kidney, sudoriferous glands, and arterioles

Stored in the posterior pituitary

Question 17

Hormone: oxytocin
What is does:
Where is targets:
Where is it produced/ stored:

Answer 17

Stim uterine contractions during Birth, stim the release of milk from mammary glands

Uterus, mammary glands

Stored in the posterior pituitary gland