Exam 19: Endocrine Glands

Under stress conditions,the hypothalamus is a "go between," linking the cerebrum and the pituitary.

The thymus gland is smallest in children and reaches its maximum functional size in late adulthood.

Select a hormone that would cause a problem for the body if it were hyposecreted or hypersecreted.Name and describe the conditions caused by both hyposecretion and hypersecretion of that hormone.

Growth hormone is also called insulin-like growth factor.

Match each hormone with its corresponding description. -secreted by the corpus luteum

Glucagon is secreted by the beta cells in the pancreatic islets.

The gland that serves in both an exocrine and an endocrine capacity is the:

The two lobes of the thyroid are connected by the infundibulum.

Which is not true of the hormone somatostatin?

Female sex hormones are collectively referred to as androgens.

Insulin and glucagon affect the body's use of:

The release of ADH and oxytocin is controlled by nervous stimulation.

Sex hormones are produced by the ovaries,testes,and adrenal glands.

The heart produces a hormone that promotes sodium loss.

Most of the pancreatic islets cells are alpha cells that produce insulin.

The neurohypophysis serves as a storage and release site for:

ACTH stimulates the adrenal medulla to produce and secrete its hormones.

Match each hormone with its structure, function, or the gland that produces it. -hormone that is made by a fetal tissue component of the placenta

Calcitonin acts to increase blood calcium levels.

The hypothalamus produces: