Exam 31: Endocrine Control

Four of the five answers listed below are endocrine glands. Select the exception.

The hypothalamus has a direct nervous system connection to the ____.

A goiter is an abnormal enlarged form of which gland?

If you eliminated all sources of calcium (dairy products, some vegetables) from your diet, the level of which of the following would rise in an attempt to supply calcium stored in your body to the tissues that need it?

How are pituitary gland hormones distributed to organs throughout the body?

Low blood levels of thyroid hormone trigger a cascade of signals that moves in what order?

Because thyroid hormone increases the body's ____ rate, a deficiency typically causes fatigue, increased sensitivity to cold temperature, and weight gain.

Which endocrine tissue/gland is located outside of the brain?

Which hormone is responsible for the development of female secondary sex characteristics?

If blood calcium ion concentration declines, ____ is released.

If you were on a desert island with no fresh water to drink, the level of which of the following would rise in your bloodstream in an effort to conserve water?

Exposure to ____ at night can cause insomnia by altering melatonin secretion patterns.

Acromegaly is the result of excessive secretion of ____ in adults.

If thyroid hormone levels are very high in the blood, what hormone level would be low in the blood?

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

Steroid hormones are synthesized from ____.

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

What type of invertebrate hormone is ecdysone?

If you worked at a factory that required shift work at night and you slept during the day, which hormone's production would be altered?

What is a characteristic of total androgen insensitivity syndrome?