pregnant.
Label the endocrine glands (A-D)
A:
B:
C:
D:
Explain the concept of negative feedback and how it helps to maintain
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This type of hormone is derived from cholesterol:
Growth hormone
Neurosecretory cells are a part of what endocrine organ?
Thalamus
Pituitary
Cerebellum
Hypothalamus
Which hormone production is increased with sunlight?
MSH –melanocyte stimulating hormone
Melatonin
Cortisol
GH -Growth hormone
The posterior pituitary stores these two hormones: ADH and LH
ADH and Oxytocin
LH and FSH
TSH and Prolactin
List the hormone(s) that best describes the statement below:
I lower the level of calcium in the blood by depositing calcium into bone. Your Answer:
Calcitonin.
Calcitonin
List the hormone(s) that best describes the statement below:
I am secreted by the pituitary and stimulate the gonads. Your Answer:
FSH or LH (Gonadotropic hormones)
FSH LH
Gonadotropic hormones
List the hormone(s) that best describes the statement below:
I am secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas. Your Answer:
Insulin.
Insulin
List the hormone(s) that best describes the statement below:
I cause blood glucose to rise and breakdown stored nutrients.
Explain in detail how PTH and calcitonin work to maintain calcium balance. Your Answer:
Which hormone/s are involved in milk production?
A. Thyroxin
B. Oxytocin
Correct Answer
C. Prolactin
D. B &C
E. A&B
Which gland decreases in size with age? Thyroid
Thymus
Pituitary
Adrenal
Iodine is needed to produce which hormone/s?
A. Gonadotropic
B. T3
C. T4
D. TSH
E. B & C
(Thyroid hormones cannot be produced without iodine)
Which of the following is NOT a function of oxytocin?
Growth of uterus and vagina
Uterine contraction
Milk letdown
Given to aid in childbirth process
Which hormones are produced in the anterior pituitary?
TSH, MSH, and calcitonin
ADH, GH, and prolactin
ACTH, FSH, and GH.
PTH, TSH, and LH
Explain in detail why the thyroid becomes enlarged during an iodine deficiency? Your Answer:
When the iodine is lacking in the diet, the thyroid enlarges in what is called a goiter. When the low level of thyroxin in the blood happened, the anterior pitutary keeps to produce TSH. And then the thyroid answers by increasing in size and producing goiter.
Matching each of the following conditions with the one best explanation (1-5):
In addition to the endocrine system, the pancreas is also part of which system?
What hormone/s are produced by the adrenal medulla?
Which of the following is false regarding aldosterone?
If you were experiencing kidney disease, what hormone level would be low and what would occur?
Which of the following is true regarding estrogen? [Show Less]