Exam 13: The Endocrine System

Cushing's syndrome is due to hypersecretion of

All of the following are target tissues for antidiuretic hormone EXCEPT

Which of the following pairs of endocrine tissues and the hormones that they secrete are MISMATCHED?

Which of the following hormones is released by an endocrine gland in response to direct stimulation by the nervous system?

Which of the following is a disease condition in which the posterior pituitary gland does not secrete sufficient amounts of ADH?

Steroid hormones usually act by binding to a protein receptor on the cell membrane of their target cell.

The physical changes that occur during puberty in young males, like thickening of the vocal cords and increased muscle mass, are stimulated by increased release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

Which of the labeled components in the endocrine pathway shown in the diagram are steroid hormones?

Which of the following pituitary hormones controls the production and release of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex?

The pituitary gland synthesizes all of the hormones that it secretes.

Glucocorticoids, such as cortisol, are steroid hormones produced by the

All of the following pituitary hormones are released in response to hypothalamic releasing hormones EXCEPT

Glucagon is a pancreatic hormone that

Cells found in the posterior pituitary gland synthesize vasopressin.

List the three stages of the stress response in humans and describe the primary endocrine glands and hormones involved in regulating events during each stage.

Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs)are released from liver, skeletal muscle, bones, cartilage and other tissues in response to

Hormones that bind to receptors inside of target cells are usually

Name the two basic mechanisms by which hormones exert their effects on target cells.

Which of the following conditions would stimulate increased secretion of cortisol from the adrenal cortex?

Circulating T₃ is usually converted to T₄ by addition of iodine as it enters target cells.