Exam 26: Endocrine Glands

Which hormone stimulates uterine contractions?

The neurohypophysis is another name for the anterior pituitary.

Which of the following depends on maintaining normal levels of calcium in the blood?

Explain the negative-feedback loop of ADH that helps maintain water balance in the body.

Match each hormone with its corresponding description. -Stimulates testosterone production in males

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

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

Identify the principal actions of the hormones of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.

The thyroid hormone T₃ is more potent than T₄, but less of it is produced.

Which hormones are produced by the hypothalamus to control the adenohypophysis?

Hypersecretion of prolactin can cause impotence in men.

Because growth hormone is always needed in the body to maintain muscle mass, it is released at a constant rate by the pituitary gland.

Most hormones released by the hypothalamus enter the hypophyseal portal system.

An excess of parathyroid hormone can cause increased ossification of bone tissue.

Which hormone is used by some people to keep themselves youthful or to boost athletic performance?

The endocrine cells of the pancreas make up about 15% of the pancreas.

High blood levels of ADH would be found in someone who has:

Some of the effects of aldosterone are water retention and increased blood pressure.

Besides the cells of the kidney, target cells of ADH include muscle cells of the walls of the arteries.

Epinephrine is secreted by the adrenal cortex.