Other Endocrine Organs

Question 1

what hormone does the kidneys produce

Answer 1

erythropoietin

Question 2

erythropoietin stimulates red bone marrow to increase production of what

Answer 2

oxygen carrying red blood cells

Question 3

this condition stimulates the production of erythropoietin when there is a decrease in the oxygen content of the blood

Answer 3

hypoxia

Question 4

increased oxygen level in the blood feeds back to where and slows the production of erythropoietin

Answer 4

the kidneys

Question 5

what is one condition that accompanies serious kidney disease of kidney failure, a deficiency of red blood cells

Answer 5

anemia

Question 6

anemia damages the kidneys ability to produce what

Answer 6

erythropoietin

Question 7

cells in the wall of the stomach produce what hormone

Answer 7

gastrin

Question 8

what stimulates the production of gastrin

Answer 8

the presence of food in the stomach

Question 9

what does gastrin stimulate in the stomach

Answer 9

stimulates stomach glands to secrete hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes

Question 10

what does gastrin do for the stomach wall

Answer 10

encourages muscular contractions

Question 11

what two hormones are produced from cells lining the small intestine when partially digested material from the stomach (chyme) enters that first portion of the small intestine (duodenum)

Answer 11

secretin
cholecystokinin

Question 12

what small intestine hormone stimulates the pancreas to secrete fluid rich in sodium bicarbonate into the duodenum to neutralize the acidic chyme from the stomach

Answer 12

secretin

Question 13

what small intestine hormone stimulates the release of digestive enzymes from the pancreas into the duodenum

Answer 13

cholecystokinin

Question 14

both secretin and cholecystokinin act on the stomach to inhibit what and slow the movement of chyme into the small intestine

Answer 14

gastric gland secretions
stomach motility

Question 15

both secretin and cholecystokinin stimulate the gallbladder of the liver to do what, sending bile down into the small intestine

Answer 15

contract

Question 16

life support system that surrounds a developing fetus during pregnancy and acts as an interface with the material circulation

Answer 16

placenta

Question 17

what two hormones are produced in small amounts by the placenta

Answer 17

estrogen
progesterone

Question 18

what hormone can also be produced by the placenta in some species and can be detected by pregnancy tests

Answer 18

chorionic gonadotropin

Question 19

the placenta can produce what hormone late in pregancy

Answer 19

relaxin

Question 20

the organ that helps kick start the immune system early in an animal’s life but shrinks down and nearly disappears when the animal reaches adulthood

Answer 20

thymus

Question 21

what are the hormones of the thymus that seem to cause primitive cells in the thymus and other lymphoid organs to be transformed into T lymphocytes (T Cells)

Answer 21

thymosin
thymopoietin

Question 22

T cells are an important part of the animals what

Answer 22

cell mediated immunity

Question 23

part of the brain known to influence the body’s biologic clock

Answer 23

the pineal body

Question 24

hormone like substance produced by the pineal body that seems to affect moods and wake-sleep cycles, may also play a role in the timing of seasonal estrous cycles in some species

Answer 24

melatonin

Question 25

hormone like substances that are derived from unsaturated fatty acids, produced and exert their effects within a variety of body tissues

Answer 25

prostaglandins

Question 26

a term for hormones that only travel a short distance from where they are produced, prostaglandins are sometimes called this

Answer 26

tissue hormones

Question 27

known to be produced in a variety of body tissues and based on their molecular structure are organized into how many main groups

Answer 27

nine

Question 28

exert powerful effects in the body including influences on blood pressure, GI function, respiratory function, kidney function blood clotting, inflammation and repro functions

Answer 28

prostaglandins