Exam 10: The Endocrine System

The mineral ____ is necessary for the production of thyroxine and T₃ by the ____.

Blood glucose level is raised by the pancreatic hormone ____________________.

The hormone that increases the use of all three food types for energy is ____________________, which is produced by the ____________________ gland.

Which anterior pituitary hormone is NOT paired with its correct function?

The hormone that conserves glucose for use by the brain is ____________________.

The mineral iodine is necessary for the synthesis of the hormone ____________________.

The general stimulus for the secretion of thyroxine is ____, and the direct stimulus is ____.

The hormone that enables cells to take in glucose to use for energy production is ____________________, produced by the ____________________.

When blood pressure decreases, aldosterone is secreted as a result of the ____ mechanism:

Which anterior pituitary hormone is NOT paired with its correct function?

Which of the following statements are true of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The hormone cortisol is produced by the:

The hormone that stimulates secretion of cortisol is:

In the two-messenger mechanism of the action of protein hormones, the first messenger is the ____, which must bond to a ____ on the cell membranE.

Some prostaglandins are necessary for the ____________________ of blood.

Which statement is NOT true of the female sex hormones?

The adrenal medulla is the ____________________ part of the adrenal gland, and secretes the hormones ____________________ and ____________________.

The hormone that increases the blood glucose level, for instance, between meals, is:

Which endocrine disorder is NOT paired with its proper cause?

The specific cells that produce insulin are ____________________ cells, and they do so when the blood glucose level ____________________.