Exam 11: Endocrine System

Cholesterol is the building block of which hormone group?

What hormone stimulates the kidneys to conserve water?

If parathryoid hormone secretion decreased, calcium levels in the blood would be _________ calcium levels in the blood if parathyroid hormone secretion increased.

Target cells for a specific hormone do not always have a receptor for that hormone.

What is the most common regulator of hormone secretion?

What hormone stimulates protein synthesis, promotes fatty acid release from adipose tissue, and stimulates glucose formation from non-sugar sources?

Slowed mental development, stunted growth, or even death may result from insufficient levels of thyroxine in infants and children.

What is an action of growth hormone?

What gland or organ produces and releases both exocrine and endocrine secretions?

What hormone is produced by alpha cells of the pancreatic islets?

The hormone that stimulates the release of growth hormone is called _______________.

A chemical messenger can help initiate an inflammatory response by causing cellular changes in neighboring cells. This molecule is an example of __________ secretion.

A group of lipids called prostaglandins act as "local hormones"on a variety of tissues.

What steroid hormone is a mineralocorticoid that targets kidney cells to conserve sodium ions and excrete potassium ions?

Hormone/receptor binding may lead to secretion of another different hormone.

The pancreas functions as part of both the endocrine system and the __________ system.

What stimulates the release of growth hormone?

In response to high blood calcium levels, the thyroid gland releases a hormone that works to lower blood calcium. This is an example of which endocrine control method?

What is an example of control of secretion by the changes in composition of the internal environment?

When comparing levels of ACTH in the blood, ACTH levels during times of stress would be _________ during times of relaxation.