ROSS IS ME! MOD 5, Chapter 11, Endocrine System, Multiple Choice
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What are androgens? | male sex organ |
| What is needed for T-4 to be produced? | iodine |
| Define placenta and what does it produce? | it is a temporary endocrine gland, it produces estrogen, progesterone and chorionic gonadotropins (produces HCG) |
| Define testosterone. | male sex hormone produced by the interstitial cells in the testes; the "masculinizing hormone" |
| Is acromegaly a result of hypersecretion or hyposecretion? | hypersecretion |
| Is dwarfism a result in hypersecretion or hyposecretion? | hyposecretion |
| ___________are a result of a lack of iodine in the body/diet. | goiters |
| What causes Cushings Syndrome? | condition caused by the hypersecretion of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex |
| Where is the Thymus Gland located and what does it do? | upper thorax behind the sternum, but below the thyroid gland, it helps build resistance to disease |
| What is the adrenal gland? | rests on top of the kidneys, made up of the cortex and medulla |
| What does the Adrenal Medulla do? | secretes the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine |
| What are the role of the ovaries? | contains two structures that secrete hormones ----- the ovarian follicles and the corpus luteum which secrete estrogen that effect the maturation of breast and external genitals, develops the female body contours, initiation of menstrual cycle |
| Define endcrine system. | functions as communication and control, provides slower but longer-lasting control by way of hormones (chemicals) secreted into and circulated by the blood |
| Posterior Pituitary Glands | produces hormones ADH and oxytocin |
| Anterior Pituitary Glands | produces hormones, GH, proactin, FSH, LH, TSH, ACTH |
| What is Addison's Disease? | disease of the adrenal gland resulting in low blood sugar,weight loss, weakness, increase in blood sodium and decreasein blood potassium |
| What gland is able to store a considerable amount of it's own hormone? | thyroid gland |
| What type of hormone do males produce? | LH, luteinizing hormone |
| Define nervous system. | functions as communication and control, provides rapid, brief control by way of fast-traveling nerve impulses |
| Organs of the endocrine system are located where? | neck, cranial, thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavidties and also outside body cavities |
| aldosterone effects mainly on the cells of the ____________. | kidney |
| Which hormone has the opposite effect of calcitonin? | parathyroid gland |
| Can exocrine glands release hormones? | no, the excrete sweat glands |
| Endocrine is through the __________. | blood |
| Exocrine is through the ___________. | glands |
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