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Question | Answer |
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Which endocrine gland produces a response to stress? | Adrenal |
Hormones are classified as ________. | Chemicals |
The pancreas is located in the ____________. | Abdominal cavity |
Which endocrine gland is located in the cranial cavity? | Pituitary |
The endocrine portion of the pancreas is the ____________. | Islets fo langerhans |
Which endocrine glands are located above the kidneys? | Adrenal |
What synthetic hormone could be given to a pregnant woman to cause her to go into labor? | Oxytocin |
FSH stimulates the growth of the graafian follicle in the _______________. | ovaries |
The chemical substances secreted by endocrine glands are ______________. | hormones |
One of the functions of the thyroid hormones is to _________________. | Stimulate_cellular_metabolism |
Which endocrine gland is normally located in the pelvic cavity? | Ovary |
The endocrine gland located in the thoracic cavity is the _____________. | Thymus |
Parathormone tends to increase the concentration of______________. | calcium_in_the_blood |
The parathyroid glands are located in the ________________. | Neck |
Which two pituitary hormones act on the ovaries and testes? | FSH and LH |
TSH is secreted by the pituitary gland and acts on the ______________. | Thyroid gland |
The endocrine gland that is located in front of the trachea is the __________________. | Thyroid gland |
Body cells that react to a particular hormone are called _________. | Target_organ_cells |