Exam 43: Control of Animal Processes: Endocrine Control

Select a term or phrase from the numbered list to correspond to each labelled endocrine gland in the illustration. The terms and phrases in the numbered list may be used more than once. -production site of the hormone that promotes growth in bones and muscles

Target tissues often have receptors for multiple hormones. What does the response of the target tissue depend on?

Which of the following is the primary mineralocorticoid?

Which of the following are independent from the negative feedback loops to the hypothalamus and the pituitary?

Match each concept with the most appropriate description. -ecdysone

Match each concept with the most appropriate description. -type 1 diabetes

Oxytocin is secreted by the posterior pituitary only in females.

Select a term or phrase from the numbered list to correspond to each labelled endocrine gland in the illustration. The terms and phrases in the numbered list may be used more than once. -production and release of calcitonin

Which term refers to a cell or tissue that has a receptor for a hormone?

Which types of hormones enter cells and have primary action to either increase or decrease mRNA production?

What triggers the transition to mating behaviour in bull elks?

Compare and contrast receptor recognition between hydrophobic and hydrophilic hormones.

Select a term or phrase from the numbered list to correspond to each labelled endocrine gland in the illustration. The terms and phrases in the numbered list may be used more than once. -production and release of insulin

In endocrine regulation, a cell releases signalling molecules that diffuse through the extracellular fluid and act on nearby cells.

Select a term or phrase from the numbered list to correspond to each labelled endocrine gland in the illustration. The terms and phrases in the numbered list may be used more than once. -a portion is neuroendocrine and a portion is under hormonal control of the hypothalamus

What does the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland secrete?

Which gland has a neurosecretory component as well as a component that is NOT under direct neural control?

Hormone action is associated with small quantities of hormones producing profound responses in target tissues. What is this type of response?

Which symptom most likely applies to an adult who is suffering from hyperthyroidism?

Which of the following hormones affects cells in the collecting duct of the kidney to help regulate water secretion?