Week 7 - Homework

Question 1

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Basal metabolism hormone

Answer 1

Thyroid Hormone

Question 2

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Programs T lymphocytes

Answer 2

Thymosin

Question 3

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Most important hormone regulating the amount of calcium circulating in the blood, released when calcium levels fall

Answer 3

Parathyroid hormone

Question 4

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Helps to protect the body during long-term stressful situations, such as extended illness and surgery

Answer 4

Cortisone

Question 5

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Short-term stress hormone; aids in fight or flight response, increases blood pressure and heart rate

Answer 5

epinephrine

Question 6

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Necessary if glucose is to be taken up by certain body cells

Answer 6

Insulin

Question 7

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Regulates the function of other endocrine organs;
Four tropic Hormones:

Answer 7

1. TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
2. ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)
3. FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)
4. LH (luteinizing hormone)

Question 8

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Acts antagonistically to insulin; produced by the same endocrine gland

Answer 8

Glucagon

Question 9

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Hypothalamic hormone important in regulating water balance

Answer 9

ADH
(antidiuretic hormone)
(vasopressin)

Question 10

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Regulates the ovarian cycle

Answer 10

1. LH (luteinizing hormone)
2. FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)

Question 11

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Directly regulates the menstrual or uterine cycle

Answer 11

1. Estrogen
2. Progesterone

Question 12

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Adrenal cortical hormones involved in the regulating salt levels of body fluids

Answer 12

Aldosterone

Question 13

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Necessary for milk production and milk ejection

Answer 13

1. Prolactin
2. Oxytocin

Question 14

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Promotes glycogenesis and decreases glycogenolysis

Answer 14

insulin

Question 15

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Three hormones that promote gluconeogenesis:

Answer 15

1. Glucagon
2. GH
3. Cortisol

Question 16

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Two hormones that cause vasoconstriction

Answer 16

1. Aldosterone
2. E/NE

Question 17

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Hyposecretion in adults resulting in premature aging, poor wound healing, and weight loss

Answer 17

Simmond’s disease

Question 18

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Stimulates ovulation

Answer 18

LH
(Luteinizing Hormone)

Question 19

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Two hormones that increase protein synthesis

Answer 19

1. Testosterone
2. Thyroid Hormone

Question 20

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Hormone that INHIBITS osteoclasts

Answer 20

Calcitonin

Question 21

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Causes calcium to be absorbed at small intestine

Answer 21

PTH
(Parathyroid hormone)

Question 22

Name the hormone that best matches the description provided:

Lack of this hormone can result in Trousseau’s and Chovsteks signs

Answer 22

PTH
(Parathyroid hormone)