Exam 12: The Endocrine System

Leukocytosis-promoting factor, among other things, acts to encourage the movement of white blood cells to the site of an injury. Which hormone opposes this action?

________, secreted from the pancreatic islets, causes the liver to increase the breakdown of glycogen.

T cells, a part of our body's defense mechanism, are found in the ________ gland.

Eating a lot of shrimp would tend to decrease the incidence of which of the following conditions?

Eric was working very hard in the dry, hot boiler room and sweating a lot. Under these conditions, which of the following might Eric be experiencing?

Nadia, who is 25 years old, wants to be taller because she is just 5 feet tall. Of the choices given, which would be the wisest option for Nadia?

George is 16 years old and really wants to make the high school basketball team. Although he is skilled, he is only 5 feet, 10 inches tall. What advice would you give him about taking human growth hormone?

When the concentration of sodium in the blood becomes too high, hormonal mechanisms come into play to counteract this dangerous condition and return sodium to normal levels. This type of response is called ________.

An injection of the pancreatic hormone ________ would cause blood glucose levels to fall.

Parathyroid hormone causes the blood calcium level to rise, but calcitonin causes those levels to fall. The relationship between the two hormones is described as ________.

Which is the hormone that stimulates growth by increasing cell size or rate of cell division?

An injection of ACTH would cause an increase in the release of which of the following hormones?

________ is a condition caused by Graves' disease (too much thyroid), in which the eyes protrude.

Vlad, 28 years old, is a slender, jumpy man with eyes that seem to bulge out of their sockets. His heart rate is unusually fast. Which of the following conditions does Vlad most likely have?

The connection between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary is ________.

PTH is necessary to produce calcitriol (activated vitamin D), which is necessary for the movement of calcium through cells. In this case, how would you characterize PTH?

This type of hormone characteristically requires a second messenger.