Exam 31: Endocrine Control

Which adrenal gland hormone plays a role in urine concentration in the kidneys?

Pituitary dwarfism may be caused by reduced production of ____.

The pituitary hormone ____ triggers production of milk, while ____ triggers movement of milk into the milk ducts.

What wide-acting pituitary hormone targets cells throughout the body?

Match each endocrine gland to its correct description. -This gland does not produce its own hormones.

The control over milk secretion, water balance, and labor in childbirth is mediated by the ____ gland.

Match each endocrine gland to its correct description. -This gland elevates calcium levels in blood.

Match each hormone to its correct description. -The kidneys are the target for this hormone.

Match each endocrine gland to its correct description. -This gland controls release of other hormones.

Match each hormone to its correct description. -Uterine contractions are induced by this hormone.

Which gland is both an exocrine and endocrine gland?

Which hormone is released by the posterior pituitary gland?

If you skip a meal, which condition is most likely to occur?

How are hormones that are made by cell bodies in the hypothalamus delivered to the posterior pituitary gland?

The primary function of thyroid hormone is regulation of ____.

Oxytocin affects the target cells in the ____.

What serves as the positive stimulus in the control of thyroid hormone secretion?

A decrease in cortisol triggers secretion of CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone) by the hypothalamus which then stimulates secretion of ____ by the anterior pituitary.

Which hormone is made by neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus?

In response to gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), the anterior pituitary secretes ____.