PHYS 205, Exam 7 practice (endocrine & reproductive)

Function of parathyroid gland?

• produces hormones that influence metabolic rate
• decrease blood calcium
• controls blood sugar
• controls blood calcium levels to support muscle contraction

The hormone that lowers blood sugar is?

• Insulin
• Glucagon
• Cortisol
• GnRH

The levels of Calcium in the blood are controlled by the?

• Parathyroid Glands
• Thyroid Gland
• Pineal Gland
• Adrenal Gland

Function of adrenal glands?

• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
• control female characteristics and menstrual cycle
• control male characteristics and sperm production
• help prepare the body for stress

Homeostasis?

• allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
• is impossible in vertebrates
• is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
• is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation

Hormone that is structurally related to cholesterol and are lipid soluble.

• parathyroid hormone
• steroid hormone
• hormone
• nonsteroid hormone

Ductless gland that secretes one or more hormones into the bloodstream.

• endocrine system
• exocrine system
• adrenal glands
• endocrine gland

External portion of the adrenal gland; its primary hormones, aldosterone and cortisol, influence inflammation, metabolism, interstitial fluid volume, and other functions.

• adrenal glands
• adrenal medulla
• adrenal cortex
• cortex

An intracellular messenger molecule generated by the binding of a chemical messenger (hormone or neurotransmitter) to a plasma membrane receptor on a cell's outer surface; mediates intracellular responses to an extra-cellular (first) messenger.

• steroid hormone
• hormone
• second messenger
• aldosterone

Glucocorticoid produced by the adrenal cortex, also called hydrocortisone, that during fasting assists in maintaining blood glucose levels by promoting the utilization of fats by increasing the breakdown of protein to amino acids in muscle.

• hormone
• cortex
• cortisol
• calcitonin