Exam 10: Endocrine System

Thyroxine levels are regulated by a negative feedback mechanism involving the hypothalamus and adenohypophysis.

What is the term for the source of atrial natriuretic hormone or atriopeptin?

Two hormones from the anterior pituitary gland that directly affect the ovaries and testes are

Steroid hormones act on target cells by

Hormones that are proteins or protein derivatives

The glands embedded on the posterior surface of the thyroid gland are the

All of the following hormones are secreted from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland EXCEPT

Which of the following is CORRECT concerning the actions of calcitonin and parathyroid hormone?

What is the term for the hormone that is antagonistic to calcitonin?

A hormone that causes secretion of another hormone is called a _____ hormone.

The thymus gland

The anterior pituitary hormone that promotes protein synthesis is

Hormones from the parathyroid gland result in water retention and edema.

The principal mineralocorticoid from the adrenal cortex is

The endocrine gland that is located close to the kidneys and has both a cortex and a medulla is the

A chemical element that is essential for the production of active thyroid hormone is

An increased amount of antidiuretic hormone leads to

What are the terms for the two gonadotropins from the adenohypophysis?

Hormones from the neurohypophysis are regulated by releasing hormones from the hypothalamus.

All of the following are true about the pineal gland EXCEPT it