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| Water soluble hormones, such as proteins and peptide hormones, activate target cells using: |
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| The second-messenger system |
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| How would you classify a hormone that is made from cholesterol, such as a sex hormone? |
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| In the second messenger system, what molecule serves as the second messenger? |
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| Hormones of the hypothalamus stimulate the anterior pituitary gland to secrete its hormones. How would you classify this type of endocrine gland stimulation? |
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| Releasing and inhibiting hormones produced by the hypothalamus influence the activities of the _______ |
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| Select the statement that best describes the function of tropic hormones. |
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| Tropic hormones stimulate other endocrine glands to secrete hormones |
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| Which endocrine gland is most closely associated with the hypothalamus? |
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| What is the largest organ of thyrotropic hormone (TH), also known as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)? |
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| Which of the following is NOT a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary? |
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| Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
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| Which of these anterior pituitary hormones regulates the endocrine activity of the cortex region of the adrenal gland (adrenal cortex)? |
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| Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) |
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| The hormone that stimulates follicle development by female ovaries and sperm development by male testes is ______ |
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| Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) |
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| The 2 hormones released by the thyroid gland are ______ |
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| Calcitonin and thyroid hormones |
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| Which of these hormones stimulates the thyroid gland to release thyroxine (T4)? |
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| Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) |
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| The body's major metabolic hormone, which is actually two iodine containing hormones, called ________ |
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| Where are the parathyroid glands located? |
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| Posterior surface of the thyroid gland |
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| Without iodine in the diet, which thyroid gland disorder may result? |
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| hypothyroidism and goiter |
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| What hormone is secreted by the beta cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans? |
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| Which of these hormones regulate calcium levels in the body? |
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| Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH) |
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| Which hormone is alternately known as vasopressin due to its effect on blood pressure by constriction of arterioles (small arteries)? |
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| Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
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| Which two hormones play roles in stimulating and maintaining breast milk production in a nursing mother's breasts and in promoting the milk letdown reflex? |
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| Prolactin (PRL) and oxytocin |
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| Tetany resulting from uncontrolled muscle spasms may indicate a malfunction or deficiency of the _______ |
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| Hyposecretion of growth hormone during childbirth leads to _______ |
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| Which of the following is a function of the mineralocorticoids, such as aldosterone? |
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| Regulate mineral salt content of the blood |
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| Which of the following hormones decreases blood glucose levels? |
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| The pineal gland produces the time-keeping hormone _______ |
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