Ch 11 Endocrine System

In the case study, what endocrine system disorder is Gabrielle diagnosed with?

(a)  

The _______ lobe of the pituitary gland stores and secretes hormones made by the hypothalamus.

• anterior

• posterior

Melatonin is a hormone that controls the sleep-wake cycle. Which gland secretes melatonin?

a.

• the pituitary gland

• the parathyroid glands

• the pineal gland

• the thyroid gland

Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone are released by the pituitary gland to stimulate sex

hormone production and egg and sperm cell maturity. What other hormones are activated by these two pituitary hormones?

• aldosterone

• testosterone

• cortisol

• estrogen

Too much hormone secreted is known as (a)   .

Which endocrine glands are located in the neck?

• thymus gland

• pituitary gland

• thyroid gland

• parathyroid glands

A teenager using synthetic steroids may be shorter than they would without steroid use. Why?

• Synthetic steroid use results in more muscles.

• Synthetic steroids cause the loss of bone tissue.

• Synthetic steroid use increases the rate at which skeletal maturity is reached.

• Synthetic steroid use decreases blood flow to bone tissue.

Most endocrine hormones are non-steroid hormones.

• True

• False

Anabolic steroids are synthetic versions of testosterone, the male sex hormone. Therefore, they do not work in females.

• True

• False

A steroid hormone can readily pass through the cell membrane into the cell. This is because the hormone

belongs to what class of organic compounds?

• protein

• lipid

• nucleic acid

• carbohydrate