Exam 12: Endocrine System

Explain the functioning of a nonsteroid hormone.

The outer zone of the adrenal cortex secretes the mineralocorticoid aldosterone.

The pancreas is both an exocrine and an endocrine gland.

Give the location of the thymus gland, what hormone it produces, and the function of that hormone.

Explain and give an example of a negative feedback regulation of a hormone.

Thyroid-stimulating hormone has a greater number of target cells than thyroxine.

Because follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone have target cells in the ovaries, neither is produced in males.

The term tissue hormone is another name given to prostaglandins.

A hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone might cause the bones to become weak and fragile.

The endocrine system and the nervous system perform the same general function, but the activity of the endocrine system is slower and longer-lasting.

Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -A second messenger for some hormones

Match each hormone with its corresponding function or description. -Increases the level of calcium in the blood

Calcitonin is produced in the thyroid gland.

Which of the following is not true of the pituitary gland?

The hypothalamus

The first action of some nonsteroid hormones after they attach to their receptors is to cause a change in the cell's ATP.

Explain how insulin and glucagon work together to regulate blood sugar level.

Match each hormone with its corresponding function or description. -Made in the pineal gland and affects the biological clock

Thymosin released by the thymus gland is actually a group of hormones with similar functions.

A nerve impulse is similar in function to a hormone.