Exam 22: The Endocrine System

Cortisol, the main glucocorticoid from the zona fasciculata, depresses the immune response and inflammation.

_____ secrete follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).

The arrow is pointing to which structure?

Oxyphil cells make up most of the volume of a normal parathyroid gland and are primarily responsible for producing parathyroid hormone (PTH), also called parathormone.

The adrenal gland functions as two separate endocrine glands: the adrenal cortex and the adrenal medulla. Which ones effects mimic the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?

Thyroxine (T4) is a hormone that:

Estrogens are produced by cells in the: 1) ovaries. 2) placenta. 3) adrenal cortex.

Parafollicular (C cells) cells secrete _____.

The two hormones produced by the testes are testosterone and relaxin.

Which endocrine gland is part of the epithalamus?

The pineal gland hormone that helps regulate the body's biological clock is _____.

Which endocrine cell releases parathyroid hormone?

The lines are pointing to which of the following?

Which of the following are NOT direct targets of anterior pituitary hormones?

List the five different types of secretory cells in the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) together with the names of the hormones secreted by each.

In the pancreas, alpha cells secrete

Thymosin and other thymic hormones influence the maturation of B cells (B-lymphocytes) in the thymus gland.

Adipose cells secrete leptin which functions to increase appetite.

The _____ is the main link between the nervous system and the endocrine system, due to its control over secretory activities of the _____ gland.

The infundibulum attaches the _____ to the _____.