Unit 10 Endocrine

Question 1

Amine hormones

Answer 1

Hormones made from a specific amino acid

Question 2

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Answer 2

Hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce cortisol

Question 3

Peptide hormone

Answer 3

Type of hormone that is a protein, a peptide or derived from an amino acid

Question 4

Steroid hormone

Answer 4

Type of hormone that has the same complex of four carbon rings bit each one has different side chains

Question 5

Hormone

Answer 5

Substances secreted by an endocrine gland that is transmitted in the blood or body fluid

Question 6

Thyrotropin

Answer 6

Hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that regulates the formation and secretion of thyroid hormoneb also called thyroid stimulating hormone TSH

Question 7

Pituitary dwarfism

Answer 7

Condition in which a person has normal proportions but small stature

Question 8

Diabetes insipidus

Answer 8

Condition characterized by an abnormally large production of urine due to deficiency of anti diuretic hormone

Question 9

Gonadotropic hormone

Answer 9

Type of hormone that regulates the activity of the ovaries and testiesb principally follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone

Question 10

Positive feedback

Answer 10

Process in which changes cause more of a similar type producing unstable conditions

Question 11

Hypercalcemia

Answer 11

A condition resulting from excessive parathyroid hormone sectetion

Question 12

Thyroid gland

Answer 12

Endocrine gland located just below the larynx and in fromt of the trachea that secretes thyroid hormones

Question 13

Triiodothyronine T3

Answer 13

Hormone produced by the thyroid that speeds up the metabolic rate

Question 14

Norepinephrine

Answer 14

Hormone excreted by the adrenal medulla to help initiate flight or flight reaction

Question 15

Mineralocorticoid

Answer 15

Hormone that the adrenal cortex secretes that influence the concentrations of electrolytes in body fluids

Question 16

Glucocorticoid

Answer 16

Any one of a group of hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex that influences carbohydrates fat and protein metabolism

Question 17

Aldosterone

Answer 17

Hormone excreted by the adrenal cortex that functions in regulating sodium and potassium excretion by the kidneys

Question 18

Polydipsia

Answer 18

Chronic excessive intake of water

Question 19

Acidosis

Answer 19

Excessive accumulation of acids in the body fluids

Question 20

Androgen

Answer 20

Male sex hormones