Exam 5: Principals of Endocrinology; The Central Endocrine Glands

Which statement concerning control of hormone secretion is NOT correct?

What must lipophilic hormones interact with prior to gene activation?

The specific site upon which a hormone exerts its effect is referred to as a ____________________ cell.

Insulin-like growth factors are produced in most tissues,but primarily in the liver.

All hormones secreted by the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland are peptides.

What is the most common second messenger used by hydrophilic hormones?

All hormones are synthesized by the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi complex system.

When will synergism occur?

Vasopressin and ____________________ are produced in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary gland.

Specialization of target-cell receptors explains the specificity of hormonal action.

The somatomedins are insulin-like growth factors.

Chrondrocytes are bone cells that are affected by the growth hormone.

TRH controls the release of ____________________.

Match the description with the types of bone cells by using the answer code. -bone cells that form bone

An anterior pituitary gland produces inhibiting and stimulating signals that affect the hypothalamus.

The two growth spurts of children are ____________________ and ____________________.

TSH controls the amount of testosterone secreted by the testes.

____________________ are long-range chemical mediators secreted by endocrine glands into the blood,which carries them to distant target organs.

How is hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary gland controlled?

Indicate the solubility characteristics of each of the classes of hormones by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all). -peptides