Endocrine System

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

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 are the functions of the Pancreatic hormones?

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

Progesterone is responsible for?

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

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

What is the pituitary gland?

• the master gland
• helps you go to sleep
• influence metabolic rate
• decrease blood calcium

What is the function of ovaries?

• control female characteristics and menstrual cycle
• control male characteristics
• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
• control blood pressure

What is the target cell?

• A cell that a hormone is specifically directed towards
• produces a large number of different hormones
• secretes digestive juices including enzymes
• secretes molecular messengers

What is the main function of the endocrine system?

• It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis.