Exam 11: Endocrine Glands: Secretion and Action of Hormones

The pancreas secretes hormones involved in regulation of

What is the function of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?

Pharmacological concentrations of hormones causes normal tissue responses.

Mutation of the calmodulin gene would alter the ability of ____________ to act as a second messenger.

Insulin and glucagon are antagonistic hormones.

Male secondary sex characteristics would not develop in boys in which the ____________ cells did not secrete testosterone.

The placental hormone with actions similar to both growth hormone and prolactin is

__________ is a potent mineralocorticoid that helps increase blood volume and pressure.

Which of the following is a selective estrogen receptor modulator?

Regulation of mineral homeostasis would be inhibited due to decreased secretion of

The neurons from the hypothalamus secrete chemicals calledneurohormones.

Dual glands,like the pancreas,have both endocrine and exocrine functions.

Which of the following is NOT a second messenger system activated by lipophobic hormones?

A tumor of the ______________ referred to as a pheochromocytoma.

Cortisol secretion would cease if the _________ no longer secreted ACTH.

Water-soluble hormones bind to receptors located within the plasma membrane.

Biologically active molecules in the blood are called hormones.

Carrier proteins would be required by

What is NOT an effect of taking exogenous glucocorticoids?

Daylight causes stimulation of the pineal gland to release melatonin.