Ap 18 canvas The zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex produces ___________.

The zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex produces ___________.

mineralocorticoids

A type of intercellular communication called _____________ communication occurs when cells within a single tissue communicate with each other through the release and receipt of chemical messages.

 

paracrine

Two groups of peptide hormones include ______________ and _______________.

 

glycoproteins and short polypeptides

A decrease in the number of hormone receptors in the presence of a certain hormone is called ______________.

 

down-regulation

A _____________ is an intermediary molecule that appears due to a hormone–receptor interaction.

 

second messenger

What part of the brain integrates the activation of the endocrine and nervous systems?

 

hypothalamus

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) produced by the hypothalamus stimulates the release of which hormone?

 

ACTH

The hormones _________ and _________ are made by the hypothalamus but are released by the posterior pituitary.

 

ADH and OXT

Diabetes insipidus generally develops because the posterior pituitary no longer releases adequate amounts of ____________.

 

ADH

The production of _______ and _______ would be adversely affected if our diets were low in iodine.

 

T3, T4

True or False? The inner region of the adrenal gland is called the adrenal cortex.

False

Which endocrine gland produces melatonin?

 

pineal gland

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of diabetes mellitus?

 

dyspnea

Follicular cells of the ovaries and nurse cells of the testes produce the hormone ________.

 

inhibin

Two hormones are __________ when they have additive effects so the net result is greater than the effect that would be produced individually.

 

synergistic