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

The ________ gland secretes thyroxine.

Oversecretion of growth hormone (GH) in adults, after bones have stopped growing, causes ________.

The adrenal cortex makes dozens of steroid hormones known collectively as ________.

Which of the following hormones are directly controlled by the nervous system?

Uterine contractions are increased by the hormone ____________.

Norepinephrine is both a hormone and a neurotransmitter.

A patient experiences agitation, increased heart rate and blood pressure.She thinks she is going insane.She has a hormone imbalance called _____________________.

One special class of hormones, ________, is particularly powerful because they can bind to sites inside cells by passing easily through the target cell membrane.

Which of the endocrine organs can effectively control the pituitary gland?

The ________ is largely responsible for maintaining blood sugar (glucose) levels at or near a set point.

Which of the following is true of the adrenal medulla?

Glucagon lowers blood sugar.

________, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, is also an autoimmune disorder.

Explain how one endocrine gland is controlled by another.

Hypersecretion of GH that causes overgrowth of the hands and feet, abnormal thickening of the bones of the face, and excessive overgrowth of soft tissue, occurring in adulthood, is called ________.

Symptoms of Addison's disease include all of the following except ________.

____________ hormone stimulates tissue growth.

In children, failure to attain normal height or abnormally slow growth are symptoms of ________.

If GH secretion is insufficient during childhood, children do not grow to the standard height.This is a type of ________.

The pancreas secretes insulin and ____________.