M3G Endocrine Glands Secretions

Question 1

thyroid gland

Answer 1

T3 (triiodothyronine)
T4 (thyroxine)
calcitonin

Question 2

parathyroid gland

Answer 2

parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Question 3

adrenal cortex

Answer 3

The following are all corticosteroids:

glucocorticoid (cortisol)

mineralocorticoid (aldosterone)

sex hormones (androgen, estrogen)

Question 4

adrenal medulla

Answer 4

The following are all catecholamines:

epinephrine (adrenaline)

norepinephrine (noradrenaline)

Question 5

pancreas (islet cells)

Answer 5

insulin

glucagon

Question 6

anterior pituitary gland

Answer 6

growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin

thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) or thyrotropin

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) or adrenocorticotropin

gonadotropic hormones:
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
luteinizing hormone (LH)

prolactin (PRL)

Question 7

posterior pituitary

Answer 7

antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or vasopressin

oxytocin (OT)

Question 8

ovaries

Answer 8

estrogen (estradiol, estrone)

progesterone

Question 9

testes

Answer 9

androgen (testosterone)