Exam 26: Endocrine Glands

Explain why it is equally likely that males and females can produce hCG.

The major mineralocorticoid is aldosterone.

The tissue of the pancreas is made up of both endocrine and exocrine tissues.

Match each hormone with its structure, function, or the gland that produces it. -Calcium-regulating hormone that is made in the thyroid gland

Which of the following depends on maintaining normal levels of calcium in the blood?

The adrenal medulla functions as postganglionic sympathetic neurons. They are even stimulated by preganglionic sympathetic neurons.

The thyroid gland is the only endocrine organ that stores its hormones in another form for later release.

Because growth hormone is always needed in the body to maintain muscle mass, it is released at a constant rate by the pituitary gland.

The hypothalamus produces:

Glucocorticoids are essential for maintaining a normal blood pressure.

Secretion of _____ is controlled mainly by the renin-angiotensin mechanism and blood potassium concentration.

The thyroid hormone T₃ is more potent than T₄, but less of it is produced.

Which of the following hormones is not secreted by the basophils?

High blood levels of ADH would be found in someone who has:

Hypersecretion of prolactin can cause impotence in men.

The corticotrophic cells of the adenohypophysis secrete growth hormone.

The anterior and posterior divisions of the pituitary develop from different embryonic structures. Identify the embryonic part from which each is derived.

The gland that serves in both an exocrine and an endocrine capacity is the:

Calcitonin:

Insulin lowers blood concentrations of glucose.