Exam 18: Principles of Endocrinology: the Central Endocrine Glands

The two growth spurts of children are ____________________ and ____________________.

Indicate which of the following features apply to the posterior and anterior pituitary using the following answer code: a.Posterior pituitary b.Anterior pituitary c.Posterior and anterior pituitary -Composed of nervous tissue

Dwarfism may be the result of a deficiency of

_________ is not a tropic hormone.

Which structure(s) is/are neuroendocrine in nature?

____________________ are hormones derived from the amino acid tyrosine.

The hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system

Which class of hormones are polar and, accordingly, hydrophilic?

Use this figure to answer the corresponding questions. -Hormone 3, called ___________________, is secreted from the _______________ and stimulates the ____________________ to release ___________________.

Identify all correct statements about lipophilic hormones.

In addition to GH, _______ is/are essential for normal growth.

The most common site for metabolism of hormones is the ____________________.

Which association is least appropriate?

_________________, also growth hormone-inhibiting hormone or GHIH), is the hormone that inhibits the effect of the growth hormone.

Somatomedins are released from the liver in response to _______ plasma ______ levels.

Indicate which hormone is responsible for each action. a.Vasopressin b.Oxytocin c.TSH d.ACTH e.Growth hormone f.Hormone not listed above -Stimulates secretion of thyroid hormone

Indicate which of the following features apply to the posterior and anterior pituitary using the following answer code: a.Posterior pituitary b.Anterior pituitary c.Posterior and anterior pituitary -Adenohypophysis

Steroid hormones are first produced in an inactive form.

Dwarfism may be due to growth hormone deficiency in adults.

Match the description with the types of bone cells below by writing the appropriate letters in the blanks. a.Osteocytes b.Osteoblasts c.Osteoclasts -Bone cells that dissolve bone