Exam 26: Endocrine Glands

The thyroid gland is the only endocrine organ that stores its hormones in another form for later release.

Briefly summarize how growth hormone affects metabolism.

The hormones that are produced by muscle tissue are called:

Diabetics produce an excessive amount of insulin.

Which of the following is not true of glucocorticoids?

List and briefly describe the tropic hormones produced by the pituitary gland. What is a tropic hormone?

Growth hormone increases protein anabolism in cells.

The heart produces a hormone that promotes sodium loss.

The adenohypophysis is divided into two parts, the pars anterior and the pars posterior.

Release of PTH in the body would cause a(n):

Which of the following statements is not true of the thyroid gland?

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is produced by the:

Match each hormone with its structure, function, or the gland that produces it. -Hormone that is a chief glucocorticoid released by the adrenal gland

Which is not part of the pituitary gland?

Match each hormone with its corresponding description. -Also known as prolactin

Norepinephrine accounts for about 80% of adrenal medulla secretions.

Hormones of the neurohypophysis are actually made by cells of the supraoptic or sella turcica nuclei.

Aldosterone secretion is controlled mainly by the renin-angiotensin mechanism and by the blood potassium concentration.

The pituitary is attached to the hypothalamus by a stalk termed the pars intermedia.

The parathyroid glands are located on the posterior surface of the thymus gland.