Exam 34: The Endocrine System

Physical reactions to a stressor include ____.

Letter D on the figure indicates the ________.

The ____ secretes a hormone called erythropoietin, which stimulates blood cell production.

Which of the following hormone categories requires G-protein to activate enzymes inside a cell?

Prolonged stress reduces our immunity by ____.

Which gland or organ releases luteinizing hormone?

When a person develops antibodies that attack the thyroid gland, causing the thyroid to produce too many thyroid hormones, that person has ____.

Antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin are released by the ____.

_______-stimulating hormone (MSH) stimulates synthesis of melanin and its disbursement to the skin cells of the epidermis.

Which of the following stimulates red blood cell production?

Diabetes _______ is a condition in which the kidneys fail to reabsorb water, causing excessive urination. Its primary cause is the hyposecretion of ADH.

Which gland or organ secretes growth hormone and adrenocorticotropic hormone?

Structures in the pancreas, known as ________ of Langerhans, secrete the hormones glucagon and insulin into the bloodstream.

A person with ____ will have thin skin, high glucose levels, thin extremities, and a large abdomen.

The _______ gland lies between the lungs and secretes thymosin.

The ____ hormones turn genes on or off in the nucleus.

The ____ gland releases PTH.

The hormones ________ and thymopoietin promote the production of T lymphocytes.

Which hormone, released by the heart, regulates blood pressure?

The outermost portion of the adrenal gland is the adrenal ________.