Exam 18: Principles of Endocrinology: the Central Endocrine Glands

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 -Hormone release directly controlled by hypophysiotropic hormones

Dopamine, TRH, and somatostatin function as hypophysiotropic hormones.

____________________ are hormones derived from cholesterol.

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 both estrogen and progesterone secretion

Lipophilic hormones must interact with __________ prior to gene activation.

Secretion of epinephrine from the adrenal medulla is under the effect of the sympathetic nervous system.

Indicate the solubility characteristics of each of the classes of hormones by writing the appropriate letter in the blank using the following answer code: a.Lipophilic b.Hydrophilic -Peptides

Organs that secrete steroid hormones are capable of producing all of the steroid hormones.

Which of the following is a neurohormone?

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 -Stores hormones synthesized by the hypothalamus

Most endocrine control systems involve ____________________ and hormonal components.

Which of the following is not a function of the endocrine system?

TRH directly controls the release of _______________ from the ___________ gland.

____________ is/are synthesized by the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi complex mechanism.

The hydrophilic hormone released from the thyroid gland is ___________.

Synergism occurs when

____________________ are the bone cell types that dissolve bone.

Name all hormones shown in this figure that are classified as tropic hormones, and place the appropriate numbers by the hormone names.

The ____________________ and ____________________ nuclei in the hypothalamus produce vasopressin and oxytocin.

The "zona" regions of a particular endocrine gland do not secrete