Endocrine System

Which of these is true of the endocrine system but not the nervous system?

Effects are prolonged.

The primary target of the releasing and inhibiting hormones of the hypothalamus is the ______________.

Anterior pituitary

The adenohypophysis consists of two parts in the adult, the pars distalis and the ______________.

Pars tuberalis.

The pituitary hormone called _______________ stimulates the male testes to produce sperm and stimulates the development of the follicle in the female on a monthly cycle.

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH).

Where are oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone produced?

In the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus.

What portion of the thyroid produces the hormone calcitonin?

Parafollicular cells.

How do hormones from the thyroid and parathyroid regulate the calcium concentration of the blood?

Calcitonin lowers blood calcium; parathyroid hormone raises blood calcium.

The mineralocorticoids produced by the adrenal glands are produced within the ___________________.?

Zona glomerulosa.

Which hormones of the adrenal glands supplement the sex hormones from the gonads?

Gonadocorticoids, such as the androgens.

What hormone does the pineal gland secrete?

Melatonin.

Inadequate secretion of antidiuretic hormone results is a very serious condition known as __________________. 

Diabetes insipidus.

The endocrine gland(s) referred to as the “master gland” is the:

Pituitary gland.

The only endocrine glands that lay dormant during childhood to activate at puberty are the:

Ovaries and testes.

The hormone Progesterone causes what to occur in women?

Development of the uterine lining.

Hypersecretion of Thyroxin would be caused by an increase in the release of:

TRH or TSH.

Which is not a function of cortisol?

Increase glucose uptake by muscles.

Mainly which type of hormones control the menstrual cycle in human beings

Estrogens, FSH and LH.

Which hormone has an anti-insulin effect?

Cortisol.

A person is having problems with calcium and phosphorous metabolism in his body. Which one of the following glands may not be functioning properly?

Parathyroid.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the endocrine system?

Glands with ducts.

What cell type secrets ACTH?

Corticotropic cells.

Which gland secretes melatonin?

Pineal gland.

Which cell type are involved in the secretion of thyroglobulin?

Follicular cells.

Which part the adrenal gland secretes glucocorticoids?

Zona fasciculata.

What connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus?

Infundibulum.

Which of the following is not part of the adenohypophysis?

Pars nervosa.

Which gland secrets calcitonin?

Thyroid.

What are the cells of the pineal gland called?

Pinealocytes.

What are tropic hormones secreted from?

Adenohypophysis.

What type of hormone is prolactin?

Protein

Which gland secretes epinephrine?

Adrenal medulla.

Which of the following is the middle layer of adrenal cortex?

Zona fasciculata