Exam 26: Endocrine Glands

What is the effect of glucagon on blood sugar level?

The hypothalamus produces:

Match each hormone with its structure, function, or the gland that produces it. -The only important mineralocorticoid hormone in humans

Insulin:

Prolactin affects:

Hypercalcemia may be a cause of muscle spasms.

The pineal gland is part of two systems, the endocrine system and the nervous system.

Both functions of oxytocin are regulated by a positive-feedback loop.

Thymosin is a hormone that plays a role in:

Which is not true of the hormone somatostatin?

The thyroid functions to support the body's biological clock.

Which of the following is true of T₄?

Both epinephrine and norepinephrine can bind to sympathetic effectors to prolong and enhance the effects of the autonomic nervous system.

Explain how the renin-angiotensin mechanism operates to maintain blood pressure.

The anterior pituitary develops from the downward projection of the brain.

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.

The two major female hormones produced by the ovaries are estrogen and progesterone.

Gonadocorticoids are released by which part of the adrenal gland?

The structure referred to historically as the master gland is the:

Match each hormone with its structure, function, or the gland that produces it. -Hormone that regulates metabolism rate, processes of cell growth, and tissue differentiation