A goiter is an enlargement of what gland?

• Pituitary
• Adrenal
• Mammary
• Thyroid

Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates growth of long bones?

• Prolactin
• Thyrotropin
• Adrenocorticotropic hormone
• Human growth hormone

Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates Cortisol production?

• Adrenocorticotropic hormone
• Insulin like growth factors
• Luteinizing hormone
• Prolactin

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Glands located on the kidneys that regulate the use of carbohydrates and salt, and prepare the body for emergencies.

• Thyroid gland
• Pancreas
• Adrenal glands
• Ovaries/testes

What is an Hormone?

• Substance produced in one part of an organism that affects another part of the organism
• Cells that has an receptor for a particular hormone
• Cells that pick up on a particular hormones through receptor
• Steroids that cause the abnormal actions in hormones

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What are the functions of the Pancreatic hormones?

• Reduce or increase blood sugar levels
• Increase blood calcium levels
• Increase blood pressure
• Decrease rate of metabolism

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The Adrenal Cortex secretes what type of hormone?

• Amine
• Peptide
• Steroid
• Glyco-Protein

Progesterone is responsible for?

• Regulation of menstrual cycle
• Release of glucocorticoids
• Increase blood sugar level
• Decrease stress level

The gland(s) most responsible for controlling your growth is

• The endocrine gland.
• The pituitary gland.
• The adrenal glands.
• The thymus gland.

Insulin and glucagon;

• Are secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans
• Elevate blood glucose
• Are secreted in response to declining plasma levels of glucose
• Are secreted by the pancreas and are concerned with the regulation of blood glucose

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