MCAT hormones

Question 1

Anterior pituitary tropic hormones

Answer 1

FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH

Question 2

Ant pituitary direct hormones

Answer 2

Prolactin, Endorphins, Growth Hormone

Question 3

Post pituitary

Answer 3

ADH (vasopressin) and oxytocin

Question 4

adrenal cortex

Answer 4

glucocorticoids, mineralcorticoids, androgens

cortisol, aldosterone, sex steroids

Question 5

adrenal medulla

Answer 5

epinephrine, norepinephrine, catecholamines (dopamine, enkephalins)

Question 6

pancreas

Answer 6

insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, pancreatic polypeptide

Question 7

thyroid

Answer 7

T3/T4 and calcitonin

Question 8

parathyroid

Answer 8

PTH

Question 9

ovaries

Answer 9

estrogen, progesterone, and inhibin

Question 10

testes

Answer 10

testosterone, estradiol, inhibin

Question 11

placenta

Answer 11

HCG, estrogen, progesterone, HPL and inhibin

Question 12

kidneys

Answer 12

renin, erythropoietin, thrombopoietin, calcitriol

Question 13

thymus

Answer 13

thymosin

Question 14

heart

Answer 14

ANP

Question 15

uterus

Answer 15

prolactin

Question 16

stomach

Answer 16

gastrin, grehlin, neuropeptide Y, ss, histamine, endothelin

Question 17

brain

Answer 17

BNP

Question 18

bone marrow

Answer 18

thrombopoeitin

Question 19

skeletal muscle

Answer 19

myokines

Question 20

adipose tissue

Answer 20

leptin

Question 21

skin

Answer 21

provitamin D

Question 22

small intestine

Answer 22

secretin, CCK

Question 23

liver

Answer 23

IGF, angiotensin, thrombopoetin, hepcidin

Question 24

hypothalamus

Answer 24

TRH, CRH, DA, GnRH, GHRH, ss