Exam 22: The Endocrine System

_____ cells secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine (NE).

Which endocrine cell releases parathyroid hormone?

List the five different types of secretory cells in the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) together with the names of the hormones secreted by each.

Endocrine portions of the pancreas are called acini.

Milk production in the mammary glands is initiated by

A basilar skull fracture which injures the hypophyseal fossa (seat of the sella turcica) of the sphenoid bone will directly affect the release of:

The anterior and posterior regions of the pituitary gland (hypophysis) both develop from ectoderm.

The following gland arises from ectoderm:

Thyroxine (T₄) is a hormone that:

Estrogens are produced by cells in the: 1. ovaries. 2) placenta. 3) adrenal cortex.

Estrogens are produced by cells in the: 1. ovaries. 2) placenta. 3) adrenal cortex.

Name the secretory cells of the thyroid gland, describe their location, list the hormones produced, and state the target cells of the hormones.

Which of the following is an adrenal gland hormone that is essential for life?

Which of the following is the major integrating link between the nervous and endocrine systems?

If hormone levels are low, the plasma membrane of a target cell will decrease the number of receptors in its membrane.

The hormone inhibin is produced by the: 1) ovaries. 2) testes. 3) pancreas.

Name the cells that are responsible for producing the hormones of the posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis). Name the hormones together with their target tissues.

The pineal gland hormone that helps regulate the body's biological clock is _____.

Hormones of the adrenal medulla help prolong the fight-or-flight response (sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system).

Parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland produce the hormone _____, which helps to regulate the level of _____ in the blood.