Exam 16: The Endocrine System

Hypersecretion of growth hormone after epiphyseal plate closure can result in a condition called .

Which of the choices below is not a factor required for target cell activation by hormone receptor interaction?

The largest pure endocrine gland in the body is the .

Atrial natriuretic peptide is a hormone that controls blood pressure in part by increasing the urinary excretion of sodium.

Glucagon and insulin both target the cells of the liver and are both made in the pancreas, yet they have very different effects on the cells they target. What accounts for this fact?

Oxytocin and ADH are produced in the posterior pituitary.

Oxytocin .

Thyroxine is a peptide hormone, but its mechanism is different from other peptide hormones. Which of the following statements is true concerning this difference?

The pineal gland is used as a brain orientation landmark for brain X rays.

Which hormones are synthesized from cholesterol?

Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones that usually enhance the immune responses when an individual is suffering from severe stress.

A woman with excessive body hair, a deep voice, and an enlarged clitoris shows the outward symptoms of which hormonal dysfunction?

The hormone that raises blood sugar levels is insulin.

The single most important regulator of calcium levels in the blood is .

The ability of a specific tissue or organ to respond to the presence of a hormone is dependent on )

Figure 16.2Using Figure 16.2, match the following hypothalamic hormones with the pituitary hormone targets: -Follicle stimulating hormone

Figure 16.3Using Figure 16.3, match the following: -Produces androgens.

Figure 16.3Using Figure 16.3, match the following: -Produces epinephrine.

Normal development of the immune response is due in part to hormones produced by the )

Figure 16.1Using Figure 16.1, match the following: -Storehouse for the hormones produced by the hypothalamus of the brain.