Exam 5: Principles of Endocrinology: The Central Endocrine Glands

The two growth spurts of children are ____________________ and ____________________.

Which of these statements applies to melanocyte-stimulating hormones

FSH and LH are collectively known as gonadotropins.

Which one of these hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary is non-tropic

A hormone can influence the activity of another hormone at a given target cell in one of three ways: permissiveness, synergism, or antagonism.Which of these statements demonstrates that concept

Match the systems, labelled a. through c. with their characteristics. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -has an influence on other major control system

The somatomedins are insulin-like growth factors.

Match the hormones, labelled a. through f., with their activities. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -stimulates testosterone secretion

Which one of these hormones is released from the hypothalamus

Which of these factors does NOT increase growth hormone secretion

Which of these statements describes the anterior pituitary

Which of these statements applies to the posterior pituitary

Match posterior and anterior pituitary, labelled a. through c., with their features. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -releases vasopressin and oxytocin into the blood

The anterior pituitary is involved in the regulation of reproduction.

Which of these hormones is regulated by the anterior pituitary

Acromegaly develops from a deficiency of the growth hormone.

Match posterior and anterior pituitary, labelled a. through c., with their features. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -composed of glandular tissue

Antidiuretic hormone is also called ____________________.

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

Lipophilic (hydrophobic) hormones circulate in the blood largely bound to plasma proteins.