Exam 42: The Endocrine System

How do mammalian and nonmammalian adrenal glands differ?

Figure 42.11 -Answer the question using the accompanying figure. In type 1 diabetes, the box(es) labeled ____ malfunctions.

Select the endocrine gland whose secretory function is under direct control of the sympathetic nervous system.

-Answer the question using the accompanying figure. The ____ glands are shown in this figure.

Which hormone involved in reproductive functions is produced outside the gonads?

Hydrophobic hormones act by ____.

Compare and contrast receptor recognition between a hydrophobic and hydrophilic hormone.

Why do diabetes patients often display tissue degeneration in the extremities?

Because they interfere with metamorphosis, ecdysone inhibitors could be effective as insecticides.

In an experiment examining adrenergic receptors, epinephrine alone was not able to trigger an increase in cAMP, but when beta receptors were fused with animal cells, there were high levels of cAMP. This indicates ____ was occurring.

The anterior pituitary secretes more ACTH, leading to more glucocorticoids in plasma, which causes the anterior pituitary to then secrete less ACTH. This is an example of ____ regulation.

In order for crustacean molting to occur, ____ secretion must ____.

Figure 42.1D -Answer the question using the accompanying figure. Many ____ act via the signaling fashion illustrated by this figure.

In humans, an adult suffering from hyperthyroidism ____.

When rats are given high doses of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), they experience ____.

The pituitary gland is regulated most directly by the ____.

Calcium levels are primarily under the control of ____.