What is the name of the gland Attached to the hypothalamus?

What gland is anterior to the trachea of the neck and is stimulated by TSH?

What gland(s) are attached to the posterior surface of the thyroid gland?

What gland is located superior to the heart?

What gland is located inferior and posterior to the stomach?

What glands are located superior to the kidneys (right on the kidneys)?

What gonads are located in the pelvic cavity normally in females?

What gonads are located in a scrotal sac normally in males?

The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland is called the?

The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is called the?

The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland is stimulated by the hypothalamus _____?

Name the hormone:

promotes metabolism and body growth

Name the hormone:

stimulates thyroid glands to secrete thyroid hormone

Name the hormone:

promotes milk production and secretion by the mammary glands

Name the hormone:

activates the cortex of the adrenal glands to secrete hormones

Name the hormone:

stimulates melanocytes in the skin to produce melanin

Name the hormone:

targets the gonads (testes and ovaries).

Promotes sperm production in males and stimulates maturation of ovarian follicles as well as the secretion of estrogen in females

Name the hormone:

targets the gonads (testes and ovaries).

Stimulates secretion of testosterone by testes in males and triggers ovulation as well as secretion of estrogen and progesterone by ovaries in females

The posterior pituitary lobe is composed of nervous tissue. It stores and releases what hormones that are PRODUCED by the hypothalamus?

Name the posterior pituitary hormone:

reduces urine volume because it promotes water reabsorption in the kidneys

Name the posterior pituitary hormone:

stimulates uterine contractions and secretion of milk by the mammary glands (let down reflex)

The thyroid gland is composed of two lobes and are connected by?

Parafollicular cells are also called

The follicles of the thyroid gland, what type of epithelium are they composed of?

T3 and T4 do what?

What hormone do parafollicular cells (C Cells) produce?

Each parathyroid gland secretes what hormone?

This hormone promotes an increase in calcium levels in the blood and is an antagonist to calcitonin, creating a level of homeostasis.

The adrenal gland has a superficial cortex and a deep inner medulla. Known simply as ADRENAL CORTEX or Adrenal Medulla. What are the three zones of the adrenal cortex?

The pancreas has a head, body and tail. Where is the head of the pancreas located?

The pancreas has function of

Pancreatic exocrine cells exist in very tiny clusters called

Pancreatic exocrine cells (acini) secrete what?

Endocrine cells of the pancreas exist in small clusters known as

Pancreatic islets are also known

Each pancreatic islet is surrounded by?

What type of cells are located on pancreatic islets?

Which cells secrete insulin when blood glucose exceeds normal levels?

Which cells secrete glucagon when blood glucose falls below normal levels?

This hormone lowers blood glucose levels by enhancing glucose absorption into cells and increasing glucose metabolism.

This hormone raises blood glucose levels by promoting the conversion of glycogen to glucose in liver and skeletal muscle cells. REMEMBER GLYCOGEN IS THE STORAGE FORM OF GLUCOSE IN HUMAN BODY.