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ANAT & PHYS: ENDOCR Fill In The Blanks

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Question: gonadotropin-releasinghormone (GnRH)Answer: The
Question: GnRH stimulates the pituitary to secreteAnswer: FSH and
Question: stimulates cells to release testosteroneAnswer:
Question: hypersecretion in adulthood will result in this diseaseAnswer:
Question: Which gland is with serotonin and melatonin production?Answer:
Question: Hyperparathyroidism Answer: bone and renal calculi
Question: Which concept explains the fact that target cells do not have a number of receptors and normal circulating blood concentrations of hormones are very low?Answer: enzyme
Question: Chemical messengers that don't travel in blood but simply diffuse into and affect nearby cells are called ________ secretions.Answer:
Question: helps to avoid dehydration or overload. Prevents urine formationAnswer: hormone
Question: A lack of antidiuretic will lead toAnswer: diabetes
Question: This hormone raises blood calcium Answer: parathyroid
Question: Hormones circulate to all tissues but only cells referred to as Answer: cells
Question: Triggered by hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in a daily rhythm.Internal and external factors such as , hypoglycemia, and stressors can trigger the release of Answer: Adrenocorticotropic (Corticotropin)
Question: stimulates gamete (egg or ) productionAnswer:
Question: LH alone to trigger Answer:
Question: LH with FSH to cause maturation of the Answer: follicle
Question: In females, stimulates milk by the breastsAnswer: (PRL)
Question: stimulates smooth muscle contraction in breasts and Answer: Oxytocin
Question: ADH and are synthesized in the Answer: hypothalamus
Question: Thyroid IS the body’s major Answer: metabolic
Question: The largest endocrine gland, located in the anterior neck, consists of two lateral lobes by a median tissue mass called the isthmusAnswer: Gland
Question: plays a role in: Maintaining blood pressure, Regulating Tissue growth AND skeletal and nervous systems.Maturation and reproductive capabilitiesAnswer: Hormone
Question: A peptide hormone produced by the parafollicular, or C, cells.Lowers blood calcium in childrenAnswer: Calcitonin
Question: regulates calcium balance in the Answer: PTH (parathormone)
Question: Maintains Na+ balance by excretion of sodium from the bodyAnswer:
Question: Works under the sympathetic nervous system; more stimulator of the heart and metabolic activities; used to dilate bronchioles during asthma attackAnswer:
Question: Stimulates the adrenal to release hormonesAnswer: ACTH
Question: The interstitial cells of the testes are stimulated by LH to .Answer: testosterone
Question: Which gland secretes calcitonin and a hormone that stimulates ATP ?Answer: thyroid
Question: is produced by Answer: cells of the ovary
Question: Chemical messengers that don't travel in blood but simply diffuse into and affect nearby cells are called ________ secretions.Answer: paracrine, or hormones
Question: Which hormone will a fall in blood glucose concentrations?Answer: insulin
 
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