Exam 12: The Endocrine System: the Bodys Other Control System

The male gonad is responsible for secreting the hormone ________.

An overproduction of pituitary hormones is called ________.

The ____________ glands are located above each kidney.

____________ feedback increases the magnitude of change.

Chronic stress causes both physiological and ________ changes.

Which of the following is not true of the thymus gland?

Prednisone can be used as an anti-inflammatory drug to treat ________.

Cushings' disease causes weight ________ and Graves' causes weight ________.

Prednisone is used to prevent organ rejection.

One way in which the body will cope with increased stress is to increase the secretion of

Prolactin stimulates milk production.

If any of the body's dozens of homeostatic values become seriously disrupted, the control systems work to bring them back to set point.This process is called ________.

The ___________________ secretes several vital steroid hormones.

When a patient is experiencing a fever, the ____________ resets the body's temperature set point.

Ovaries secrete estrogen.

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

________ triggers our sleep by peaking at night and causing drowsiness.

If a diabetic checks her blood sugar and is ________ she should take some sugar.

________ tissue uses glucose from blood to form fat.

What is the name of the condition in which the body is not producing adequate amounts of insulin?