Exam 10: The Endocrine System

The target organs of calcitonin are ____________________.

Epinephrine is secreted in ____ situations and mimics the effects of the ____ nervous system.

Which of the following statements are true of feedback mechanisms? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The hormone that decreases the blood calcium level is ____________________.

An important function of thyroxine is that it increases the synthesis of ____________________.

The endocrine glands that are on top of the kidneys are the ____________________, and the gland in the curve of the duodenum is the ____________________.

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.

Thyroxine and GH both increase the rate of the process of:

Which hormone is NOT paired with its correct stimulus for secretion?

Increased secretion of ADH will ____________________ urinary output.

The endocrine gland that is on the front of the trachea is the ____________________, and on the back of this gland are the ____________________.

Which of these is a target organ of calcitonin?

The hormone that causes strong contractions of the uterus for delivery of a baby is:

The hormone progesterone is produced by the:

The direct stimulus for secretion of thyroxine is ____________________.

The hormone estrogen is produced by the:

The effects of epinephrine are very similar to those of the ____________________ nervous system.

In women, the hormone that stimulates ovulation is ____________________ from the ____________________ gland.

Which of the following statements are true of the gonadotropic hormones? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

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