Exam 22: The Endocrine System

The anterior and posterior regions of the pituitary gland (hypophysis) both develop from ectoderm.

The following gland arises from ectoderm:

The hypophyseal portal veins:

Parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland produce the hormone _____, which helps to regulate the level of _____ in the blood.

Parathyroid hormone (Parathormone) is produced by the follicular cells of the parathyroid gland.

Hormones affect a target cell by binding to specific hormone _____ on the cell membrane or in its interior.

Secretin, Cholecystokinin, and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide target which abdominopelvic gland?

Which of the following is an adrenal gland hormone that is essential for life?

Hormones that regulate sodium and potassium levels in the blood are secreted by the _____ region of the adrenal cortex.

The nervous system responds to change very quickly, but an individual response is very brief; whereas, the endocrine system's response takes longer to take effect, but it lasts for a longer period of time.

_____ cells of the adrenal gland have the same embryonic origin as all sympathetic postganglionic neurons.

Which of the following pairs of terms is INCORRECTLY matched?

What is the name of the endocrine gland indicated by the line?

Which of the following hormones has the ovaries and testes as its target tissue?

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is thought to be due to the underproduction and/or release of melatonin from the pineal gland.

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) release affects target cells in which two organs?

The parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland produce thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).

Milk production in the mammary glands is initiated by

In the adrenal cortex, zona glomerulosa cells secrete

Which of the following is NOT a cell type of the pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans)?